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
If Blue Origin's spacecraft gets off the ground as planned Monday morning, Perry, King and four other women will experience a few minutes of weightlessness while gazing upon Earth from the edge of space.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
When Does Katy Perry Go to Space? Perry and the five other women will be taking to the skies on Monday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. ET at Blue Origin's West Texas launch site in the New Shepard rocket.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Singer Katy Perry, broadcast journalist Gayle King and four other women made history on the voyage by becoming the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
King is joining Sanchez, pop star Katy Perry, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and two other women on the 11th human flight for the Blue Origin New Shepard NS-31 rocket.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
When Does Katy Perry Go to Space? Perry and the five other women will be taking to the skies on Monday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. ET at Blue Origin's West Texas launch site in the New Shepard rocket.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Singer Katy Perry, broadcast journalist Gayle King and four other women made history on the voyage by becoming the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
King is joining Sanchez, pop star Katy Perry, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and two other women on the 11th human flight for the Blue Origin New Shepard NS-31 rocket.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other woman
Noun
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Her cleverness catches the eye of Jinshi, a beautiful eunuch who oversees the Rear Palace’s operations, and Maomao is soon promoted to lady-in-waiting and taste tester to one of the Emperor’s favorite concubines.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Soft, sheer fabrics rustled against the interior walls as Anula surged through the concubine estate.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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When Jennie resisted her mistress’s abuse, Judge Clemens responded by whipping her with a bridle.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Other phantoms visit, including Darin’s early girlfriend Connie Francis (Gracie Lawrence), but all lovers fade in the face of larger losses.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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This could spark a secret crush or dreams of a past lover may resurface.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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