menses

as in menstruation

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Noun
  • Reddit has been particularly aggressive in complying with OSA in the U.K., requiring age verification for access to subforums on subjects including Alcoholics Anonymous, medical cannabis, and menstruation.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Reports of problems such as poor sleep, limited physical activity, early-onset menstruation and loneliness also rose.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The Buccaneers is another period drama, with all the lovely costumes, set around the same time as The Gilded Age, but across the pond in England.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The hottest period will be late Friday morning through the afternoon, the weather service said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Menses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menses. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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