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
These are Dove chocolate–sized strawberry marshmallows, coated in milk chocolate, and the overall effect is as romantic as being caught on the Kiss Cam with your mistress.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
George built it in the early 18th century, the story goes, to accommodate his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
At the end of Part 1, Benedict asked Sophie to be his mistress —but how will the fiercely independent maid react?
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 5 Feb. 2026
From its gridded canopy, in April 1945, the corpses of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were hung upside down and then mutilated by a frenzied crowd.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
George built it in the early 18th century, the story goes, to accommodate his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
At the end of Part 1, Benedict asked Sophie to be his mistress —but how will the fiercely independent maid react?
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 5 Feb. 2026
From its gridded canopy, in April 1945, the corpses of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were hung upside down and then mutilated by a frenzied crowd.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress
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Desert Warrior is set in seventh-century Arabia, where Princess Hind (Hart) defies her fate, refusing to become a concubine to the ruthless Emperor Kisra (Kingsley).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Among the 20 concubines was the woman who would became known as Malinche.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bird lovers should hop on this $15 glass hummingbird feeder or this solar bird feeder deal ASAP, as both styles are super popular and selling in droves.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Feb. 2026
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Landowners and tourists, nature lovers and hunters, Democrats and Republicans are speaking out against plans to extend the border wall through Big Bend.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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