as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife
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Recent Examples of mistress
The fact that Earhart started out as Putnam's mistress contradicted Shapiro's early squeaky-clean image of Earhart and drove her to delve deeper into the life of this extraordinary woman.
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ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
When Ali’s mistress appeared at a state reception in Manila, Ali’s wife, Khalilah, flew to the Philippines in a fury.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Hedda, so determined to be mistress of her own emotions, is felled.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
When Ali’s mistress appeared at a state reception in Manila, Ali’s wife, Khalilah, flew to the Philippines in a fury.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Hedda, so determined to be mistress of her own emotions, is felled.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress
Noun
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But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some of them were married (or given as concubines) to Inca nobles, others became priestesses, and some ended up as human sacrifices.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This cal is every candle lover’s dream.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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