females

plural of female

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of females The species, while similar to its western counterpart, is much bigger with females typically weighing between 33 to 40 pounds, while males weigh 45 to 55 pounds. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026 Three females are dead after a single-vehicle crash on Lodge Freeway in Detroit early Sunday, the Michigan State Police said. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The government has a longstanding program to breed sterile male flies and drop swarms of them from planes to mate with wild females, causing the flies to die out. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Connie, one of only two remaining females in the tent and the third baker to finish, wows Paul and Nigella with her (yes) chocolate-orange fondants and gets a handshake. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 More than 230 people were kidnapped and more than 1,000 females were raped. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 In 2023, 288,494 new breast cancers were reported in females in the United States, and 43,402 females in the United States died from breast cancer in 2024, according to latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The study found no significant difference in wall-sit hold times between males and females included. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for females
Noun
  • After a two-month break, at the top of next year, the ladies will bring their tour to Asia and Australia for 14 more shows.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The first part of this episode goes around and checks in on the ladies in their personal environments, which is fascinating.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • How a group of young Black women helped Democrat Scott Colom do the unthinkable, potentially flipping a deep-red Senate seat.
    — Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Females.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/females. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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