as in girlfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
his fiancée is insisting on an elaborate wedding
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Recent Examples of fiancée
Philadelphia sports radio personality Mike Missanelli was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly assaulting his fiancee, police said.
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
This is disrespectful to my daughter and her fiancee.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The news upends everything, and Charlie is left struggling to figure out how to go forward, how to try to forget, how — or whether — to adjust his image of his beautiful, perfect fiancee.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Escott and his fiancee had arrived at the airport in Newcastle, England, on Saturday only to find out that his direct flight to Dubai on Emirates airline was canceled, leaving everyone on the flight stuck there.
—Cara Rubinsky, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
The man told the security officer that the phone belonged to his fiancee, and asked him to drop it off at her work.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
Clingan and fiancee Madeleine Ross announced their engagement on Instagram in a post on Tuesday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
This game came one day after his fiancee, Carolina Matovac, announced on Instagram that yesterday was the scheduled due date for the couple’s first child.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Brown’s fiancee told cops her grandfather owned the gun, not Brown, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
This is disrespectful to my daughter and her fiancee.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The news upends everything, and Charlie is left struggling to figure out how to go forward, how to try to forget, how — or whether — to adjust his image of his beautiful, perfect fiancee.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Escott and his fiancee had arrived at the airport in Newcastle, England, on Saturday only to find out that his direct flight to Dubai on Emirates airline was canceled, leaving everyone on the flight stuck there.
—Cara Rubinsky, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
The man told the security officer that the phone belonged to his fiancee, and asked him to drop it off at her work.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
Clingan and fiancee Madeleine Ross announced their engagement on Instagram in a post on Tuesday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
This game came one day after his fiancee, Carolina Matovac, announced on Instagram that yesterday was the scheduled due date for the couple’s first child.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Brown’s fiancee told cops her grandfather owned the gun, not Brown, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiancée
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That day, Dizzia and Davis had both tested positive for COVID, so Shawn, eighty-two, and his partner, Deborah Eisenberg, eighty, had agreed to fill in—Eisenberg as the wife and Shawn as the girlfriend.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the hearing, prosecutors from the Cook County State's Attorney's office said Roldan's ex-girlfriend had been in a relationship with Garay for four years.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite being placed on leave in December 2023, Josett allegedly used the cameras to find his mistress' new boyfriend's address in June 2024.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Leading up to rehab, post-hysterectomy and just before officially breaking up with Antonoff, Dunham reconnected with a childhood boyfriend, Nick.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Options for 2026 include food cruises that travel through Burgundy and Provence and a 15-day wine lovers cruise on the Rhine and Seine Rivers.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fiancée.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fianc%C3%A9e. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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