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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
Barneys in Naples will also carry fragrance, cosmetics, jewelry, children’s, ladies’ handbags and shoes.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The musical originally premiered in 1975 with legendary leading ladies Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera playing Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, respectively.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The ladies who work at my local one are always friendly, always game for a brief chat.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 11 June 2026
Check itineraries from cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Virgin Voyages, which have a classy feel tied with a youthful verve, ideal for a fun-loving group of ladies.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
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David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The musical originally premiered in 1975 with legendary leading ladies Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera playing Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, respectively.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The ladies who work at my local one are always friendly, always game for a brief chat.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 11 June 2026
Check itineraries from cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Virgin Voyages, which have a classy feel tied with a youthful verve, ideal for a fun-loving group of ladies.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Two years later, in 1986, records show Marcelin was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing a woman to death.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Some military spouses have been released from ICE custody after their cases garnered media attention and intervention from members of Congress, like the case of Deisy Rivera-Ortega, the wife of an active-duty Army soldier.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who serves as jury president of the Golden Goblet competition, appeared on the red carpet alongside his wife Carina Lau and fellow jurors Dora Bouchoucha, Guan Hu, Aktan Arym Kubat, Déa Kulumbegashvili, Fernanda Valadez, and Xin Zhilei.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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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
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After investigating, detectives learned that Martinez had assaulted his girlfriend with a knife prior to the invasion.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The lawsuit against DaBaby over a 2022 bowling alley altercation with his ex-girlfriend's brother, Brandon Curiel, has been resolved.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The resulting eggs are unfertilized, and because the females typically mate only once, the cycle prevents new screwworm flies from being born.—
Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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The New World screwworm's larvae eat live flesh and fluids instead of dead material, with females laying their eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes after mating only once in their monthslong lives.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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So do the large pink or queen conch, the fighting conch, the tulip band shell, the helmet shells and the cask shells.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The bedroom alcove can fit a queen, and the kitchen has a surprisingly solid amount of storage space.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Southlake Carroll boys and girls soccer both had teams that were standouts in the Fort Worth area.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Enmeshed in scandal, the former duke and duchess of York have practically vanished from public view – and so have the queen's dinky golden furballs.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Earlier in the day, the duchess used a post to wish her son Archie on his seventh birthday.—
Alessia Arcolaci,
Vanity Fair,
18 May 2026
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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