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miladies

noun

plural of milady
as in ladies
a woman of high birth or social position the 18th-century quack Franz Anton Mesmer specialized in the curing of those mysterious ailments of which pampered miladies often complained

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  1. ladies
  2. queens
Noun
  • For the ladies, Ron's crew provides cherries that are dangled over their faces.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Prevailing xenophobic notions of the time would have insisted on Bridget’s culpability, particularly when Irish women were seen as more likely to be able to swing an ax than leisurely ladies like Lizzie.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ladies
Noun
  • Images of these women spun in my head like the portraits of queens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The film is adorned with musical and aesthetic touches that allude to an idealized past of knights, princesses, kings and queens.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of queens
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“Miladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miladies. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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