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
Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Then Julia takes off, and the house mistress cries for Balloch a few moments later.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
In an examination of stigma, resilience, and the search for self-worth, Paul channels his mental health struggles into domestic service for mistresses and online rituals of cleaning.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
In the 1930s, Colonel Stewart, the hotel owner, had a mistress named Margaret who fell to her death from the top story.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Then Julia takes off, and the house mistress cries for Balloch a few moments later.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
In an examination of stigma, resilience, and the search for self-worth, Paul channels his mental health struggles into domestic service for mistresses and online rituals of cleaning.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
In the 1930s, Colonel Stewart, the hotel owner, had a mistress named Margaret who fell to her death from the top story.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress
Noun
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In a 2021 interview, Ferguson told Vogue that her costumes—specifically the veils—are representative of Jessica’s complicated status as a concubine and a Bene Gesserit.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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This is slightly digressive, but Tunde and his lover, early on in the novel, have this big argument in Lahaina, in Hawaii.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sonic lovers can add a personalized touch to their drink for a limited time at no cost.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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