as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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Recent Examples of other woman
Mayes says that all of the requests came from anonymous profiles that also targeted other women.
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Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Lusti, as her superhuman friends call her, has racked up more first descents on mountains of consequence than arguably any other other woman in the last 10 years.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
Allegations about who this other woman could be have centered on a young guitarist who has performed with Urban, Maggie Baugh.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Jefferson-Wooden’s name is instantly placed in the same stratosphere as some of the greats – the only other woman in history to achieve the feat in the World Championships is legendary Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Lusti, as her superhuman friends call her, has racked up more first descents on mountains of consequence than arguably any other other woman in the last 10 years.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
Allegations about who this other woman could be have centered on a young guitarist who has performed with Urban, Maggie Baugh.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Jefferson-Wooden’s name is instantly placed in the same stratosphere as some of the greats – the only other woman in history to achieve the feat in the World Championships is legendary Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other woman
Noun
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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
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Experts say the system had only previously worked with the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced half of the past emperors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Science aside, a batch of these will win over any chocolate lover, regardless of where their brownie loyalties lie.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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