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as in women
an adult female human being
"ladies and gentlemen, please observe closely," said the magician
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as in wives
a female partner in a marriage
in public the husband was frequently seen holding hands with his lady
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as in duchesses
a woman of high birth or social position
the ladies of the royal court were all dressed extravagantly
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as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
when do we get to meet your new lady?
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Recent Examples of ladies
Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
The ladies began going back and forth, taunting one another with ghost writer claims and star power.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Balordi plays Nastasia, Ellen’s ladies’ maid.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
News asked the ladies if Brooks was seeing anyone special.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The ladies of 90210 will gather to discuss the special sneak peek, dish on the forthcoming season and celebrate Rachel Zoe’s return to Bravo.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The ladies also opened up about the possibility of a Kpop Demon Hunters sequel, which has not yet been announced despite how anxious fans are for it.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The second rose ceremony happened outside by the pool — but there were still no chairs for the ladies.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
The ladies began going back and forth, taunting one another with ghost writer claims and star power.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Balordi plays Nastasia, Ellen’s ladies’ maid.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
News asked the ladies if Brooks was seeing anyone special.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The ladies of 90210 will gather to discuss the special sneak peek, dish on the forthcoming season and celebrate Rachel Zoe’s return to Bravo.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The ladies also opened up about the possibility of a Kpop Demon Hunters sequel, which has not yet been announced despite how anxious fans are for it.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The second rose ceremony happened outside by the pool — but there were still no chairs for the ladies.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladies
Noun
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Israel needs more women, and Goldberg-Polin would also represent religious people that are more liberal, which the country also needs, Meron says.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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While the rates of women diagnosed with breast cancer have increased, death rates have been declining, and five-year survival rates have risen.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What is perhaps surprising is that some parents and soon-to-be parents cling so tightly to old wives tales in the face of so much technological advancement.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Your favorite doctors and doctors’ wives are on call in Vegas with the perfect prescription of honesty, humor and heady shade.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both ex-girlfriends of Combs accepted gifts, rent payments and luxurious vacations from Combs over their years with him and at times, participated in the planning of freak-offs.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then, in September 2016, another one of Yust’s former girlfriends, 21-year-old Jessica Runions, was reported missing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The victims were two females and a male, per the outlet.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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This signaled that the mutation was somewhere on the X chromosome, since females have two of those, and presumably one lacked the killer mutation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the justices will consider later this term whether states can prevent transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the other Wildemere Beach girls—girls from big blue-collar families whose parents partied on the weekends—had formed a tighter clique that Catherine never would fit into.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each section of the famed hall had its handful of guys wearing snappy button Western shirts and gals wearing loud cowboy hats, like goths sporting black mascara at a My Chemical Romance Halloween gig.—
Adam Gold,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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From splurge-worthy sales to dazzling holiday collections, there is much to look forward to… though few events get the gals going like Merit’s signature makeup bag remix.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Age is experience at Miss Universe In 2023 the Miss Universe pageant changed its rules to broaden the range of contestants, allowing new queens to be mothers and removing strict age limits.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each night brings three queens, which sees Minti Varieties, whose legal name is MarShawn Burnett, perform Friday and Jadoré Aimee, whose legal name is Roman Lucas, perform Saturday.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Ladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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