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
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.
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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
Travis Kelce, openly mulling retirement now, figures to be several years removed by then — as will be the buzz that’s been created by his relationship with fiancee Taylor Swift.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
An excellent attorney and terrible person, Wesley Evers' ex-fiancee Monica Stevens represents either the worst criminals or whoever will torture the Mid-Wilshire crew the most.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Dupree said his former fiancee and the mother of his two daughters filed a false report in July 2021 with the Elk Grove Police Department that claimed the former Natomas High and Yuba College football athlete was physical with her.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
If the wedding is called off, the foreign fiance or fiancee must return to their country of origin.
—Julia Meszaros, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
Dahlin spent a week in Sweden visiting his fiancee, who is recuperating from heart transplant surgery.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Pass rusher Bradley Chubb, who visited Madrid this past summer with his Dominican fiancee, took his teammates shopping at some of Madrid’s high-end stores near the team hotel on Tuesday, which is the day the Dolphins arrived.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
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
Travis Kelce, openly mulling retirement now, figures to be several years removed by then — as will be the buzz that’s been created by his relationship with fiancee Taylor Swift.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
An excellent attorney and terrible person, Wesley Evers' ex-fiancee Monica Stevens represents either the worst criminals or whoever will torture the Mid-Wilshire crew the most.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Dupree said his former fiancee and the mother of his two daughters filed a false report in July 2021 with the Elk Grove Police Department that claimed the former Natomas High and Yuba College football athlete was physical with her.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
If the wedding is called off, the foreign fiance or fiancee must return to their country of origin.
—Julia Meszaros, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
Dahlin spent a week in Sweden visiting his fiancee, who is recuperating from heart transplant surgery.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Pass rusher Bradley Chubb, who visited Madrid this past summer with his Dominican fiancee, took his teammates shopping at some of Madrid’s high-end stores near the team hotel on Tuesday, which is the day the Dolphins arrived.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiancée
Noun
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Van Dyke and his 31-year-old girlfriend were confined in a single room by two armed male assailants according to investigators, SURFER reported.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Family members report Tovnash was his girlfriend.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Actress Jessica Alba was spotted rocking a playful boho bikini and cap during a beach date with boyfriend Danny Ramirez.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Among their other sleepovers — from one night to four months — were two hotels, an Airbnb, a church parking lot, another campground, a townhome rental and three tiny guest houses — one at a co-worker’s boyfriend’s house.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Picture a waterfront bustling with bobbing fishing boats and the air tinged with the scent of fresh seafood, as San Hing Praya Street and Pak She Praya Road dish out alfresco dining scenes straight out of a sunset lover's dream.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Under a sprawling white tent on Miami Beach, thousands of food lovers gathered Saturday to eat, drink and celebrate in style.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Fiancée.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fianc%C3%A9e. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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