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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
in public the husband was frequently seen holding hands with his lady
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as in countess
a woman of high birth or social position
the ladies of the royal court were all dressed extravagantly
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Recent Examples of lady
This lady moves through the season in pieces that feel tactile and personal.
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Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Stephen Colbert knows how to make his lady swoon.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
One table would be filled with the city’s power elite, the next—ladies who lunch.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
But my life, my love, and my lady is the sea—Looking Glass.
—Brian Braiker, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Stephen Colbert knows how to make his lady swoon.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
One table would be filled with the city’s power elite, the next—ladies who lunch.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
But my life, my love, and my lady is the sea—Looking Glass.
—Brian Braiker, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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Almost all of them were women and children.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Between the historically high bar of OL Lyonnes and the recent surge of Barcelona, the two teams are shining exemplars of what’s possible with proper investment in women’s clubs.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Noun
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One of those soldiers is Myhailo Yavorskyi, a Chicagoan who was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2023, leaving behind a wife and young daughter.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Noun
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But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du Régiment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 68-year-old pharmacist has targeted a House ethics investigation into whether Collins abused taxpayer funds by hiring the girlfriend of his former chief of staff — now his campaign adviser — for work that the woman allegedly did not perform.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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According to Page Six, record executive Scooter Braun has no problem with girlfriend Sydney Sweeney’s nude scenes in Euphoria.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Queen wasps can live up to a year, while worker wasps, infertile females that build and defend the nest, live two to three weeks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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In 2012 and 2022, the discovery of a royal tomb containing an astonishing 58 elite females, 1,300 artifacts, six human sacrifices, and the burials of elite craftsmen alongside gold, silver, and bronze tools brought the site international attention.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Headliners Lorde, Kali Uchis, and Jennie, of the K-pop girl group Blackpink, are joined by such artists as Wet Leg, Blood Orange, King Princess, 2hollis, Geese, and Slayyyter (June 5-7).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Whether tied under the chin or wrapped around your head, a colorful scarf instantly gives the look a little Euro Summer energy—with just the right amount of fashion-girl flair.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The heir to the British throne and the duchess of Wales married on April 29, 2011, in London and are parents to Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 8.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du Régiment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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