as in wife
the female partner in a marriage
the madam and I are planning to go out for a nice dinner on our anniversary
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Recent Examples of madam
In 1946, right after World War II, former San Francisco madam Sally Sanford bought the by-then vacant buildings and reopened it as the Valhalla.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
That thing might have a statue of Elvis in it, gold bathroom fixtures and thick dark draperies tied off in braided silk that suggest a madam’s place of business.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Obama's shocking upset over the madam-president-in-waiting was an inflection point for the institutional trajectory of the Democratic Party.
—Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Last summer, a local housekeeper inherited a few million dollars and some cats from her French madam, who shot herself on her Samui property.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
That thing might have a statue of Elvis in it, gold bathroom fixtures and thick dark draperies tied off in braided silk that suggest a madam’s place of business.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Obama's shocking upset over the madam-president-in-waiting was an inflection point for the institutional trajectory of the Democratic Party.
—Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Last summer, a local housekeeper inherited a few million dollars and some cats from her French madam, who shot herself on her Samui property.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madam
wife
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Notable newcomers include a pair of Sutherland Suites, named after the British modernist painter Graham Sutherland, who lived and painted in the hotel for eight years (and whose wife is rumored to currently inhabit the premises, albeit in ghostly form).—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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In addition to doing a podcast with his wife, Jeremy also frequently posts videos discussing his faith.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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“Madam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madam. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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