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
Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The Denver Post followed up with a feature on Ashley and other women changing the pizza scene in metro Denver.
—The Know, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
The initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and entertainment and inspired other women through their work, following the footsteps of Billboard’s annual Women in Music honors.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
In 2012, one year after being found guilty of raping and robbing two other women, Bester was convicted for the rape and murder of his model girlfriend, Nomfundo Tyhulu, per BBC.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The Denver Post followed up with a feature on Ashley and other women changing the pizza scene in metro Denver.
—The Know, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
The initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and entertainment and inspired other women through their work, following the footsteps of Billboard’s annual Women in Music honors.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
In 2012, one year after being found guilty of raping and robbing two other women, Bester was convicted for the rape and murder of his model girlfriend, Nomfundo Tyhulu, per BBC.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other woman
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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Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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It’s scorned Donald, who saw that scoundrel Lee leaving his mistress’s house this morning.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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More than 50 cats were submitted for The Star’s cutest cat contest, from tortoiseshells to Birman cats and everything in between — and your submissions have definitely stolen the hearts of the cat lovers in our newsroom.—
Eden Dinneen,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fried chicken lovers visiting a Popeyes drive-thru in Florida were unwittingly paying a prison inmate’s commissary fees, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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