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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
The ladies, who looked to be staying at the Miami Beach Edition Hotel, hung out by the ocean eating Morelia paletas (aka ice pops), then lit up our fine-dining scene.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
On a recent trip, the multi-hyphenate sported the ultimate rich-lady travel outfit.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Oakley speaks her truth and holds the ladies accountable.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Luck be a lady with Chinese sodiac predictions.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
On a recent trip, the multi-hyphenate sported the ultimate rich-lady travel outfit.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Oakley speaks her truth and holds the ladies accountable.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Luck be a lady with Chinese sodiac predictions.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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Studies have also found the difference in PFAS accumulation between women and men narrows after menopause.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The comedy was hailed as a breakthrough for not only stacking its core characters with women, but employing a screenplay written by women (Wiig and her Barb & Star castmate Annie Mumolo), as well.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Before they were thrust into the spotlight, the Spencers were just another young family in Lonoke County, where Spencer’s wife, Heather, is from.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The tale involves a man who attempts to murder his wife while the two are out hiking on a mountain.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lang went on to appear in most of Fuller’s films, including playing a rebellious German countess in his 1980 war epic The Big Red One, and several by their friend Wim Wenders.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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There were so many senior royals still on the roster (Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor among them), that Prince Edward and Sophie, countess of Wessex (now the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh) were relatively minor public figures and had yet to see their profiles bloom.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Later in 2025, Holland confirmed they were betrothed after correcting a reporter who referred to Zendaya as his girlfriend.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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James Chance and his girlfriend, Anya Phillips.—
Fab 5 Freddy,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte attorneys tell their side of court arrests Gerson Molina, 46, was scheduled to appear Tuesday before the same judge as Nascimento on charges of domestic violence and assault on a female.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Two high-profile recent commissions, Discretion, starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, and Fear Not, headlined by Anne Hathaway, also both fall into the female-forward lane which involves stories and talent in front and behind the camera.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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The queen—blond, leggy, wearing dark glasses and a red flapper dress—lounges on an armchair while ministers in suits delight their childish king by dancing with him, turning him and his big belly in cartwheels and the like.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Humiliating him would be like ridiculing the queen to her face.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Within hours, according to news reports, around 1,000 people were combing thick scrub and shallow creeks for the small girl.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Batson has pulled in record philanthropic donations, including $50 million from Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank for a new national training center in Atlanta, and $30 million from Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang for women’s and girls’ programs.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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José Andrés has since been one of the couple's staunchest supporters, and was even a guest on the second season of the duchess’s cooking show, With Love, Meghan.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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The former duchess reportedly owed Johnny O’Sullivan a little under £100,000, which Epstein helped her settle after her bankruptcy in 2010.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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