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Recent Examples of first lady
Kirk implied on his radio show that those who benefited from the policies did not earn their spot, singling out Reid and several prominent Black women, including former first lady Michelle Obama.
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
His personal physician, Admiral Cary Grayson, kept the severity of the stroke hidden from Congress and the American people, while his wife, first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, surreptitiously took charge of matters of state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Norris, who previously served as chief of staff to then-first lady Michelle Obama, was asked how the saga could affect her Senate run.
—Michael Dorgan , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Then in 1977, President Jimmy Carter's wife, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the first lady keeping her offices in the wing, alongside the social secretary.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
His personal physician, Admiral Cary Grayson, kept the severity of the stroke hidden from Congress and the American people, while his wife, first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, surreptitiously took charge of matters of state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Norris, who previously served as chief of staff to then-first lady Michelle Obama, was asked how the saga could affect her Senate run.
—Michael Dorgan , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Then in 1977, President Jimmy Carter's wife, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the first lady keeping her offices in the wing, alongside the social secretary.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
Noun
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The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Nov. 2024
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My family had rented an Airbnb, and sitting on the small stove was that grand old man of stovetop coffee: the Mokapot.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appétit,
11 Mar. 2024
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The school is a part of Milwaukee's School of Choice voucher program, and accepts students from all faiths and backgrounds, but is still rooted in its heritage as an Islamic institution.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Its second season, dubbed Asylum, is set mostly in 1964 and follows the tales of the staff and inmates who occupy the fictional mental institution Briarcliff Manor, run by the Catholic Church and overseen by zealous nun Sister Jude (Jessica Lange).—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The first pay-per-view game was, somewhat improbably, a second-tier fixture between Oxford United and Sunderland.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spanning an entire city block on René-Lévesque Boulevard, this 950-room grande dame nods to the 1960s with pops of bold color, geometric light fixtures, graphic rugs, and Eero Aarnio–style ball chairs.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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“First lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20lady. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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