as in lady
the female partner in a marriage
a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage
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Recent Examples of wife
In the late afternoons, his wife picks up their other daughters from school and brings them to the store.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The Office star Rainn Wilson and his wife, writer Holiday Reinhorn, attended Day 1 of Wimbledon on June 30.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The suite was named in tribute to Augustine Figeac, wife of Printemps founder Jules Jaluzot.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Olsen spoke with Fox News Digital about the importance of having people like his wife, Kara, Swift, Claire Kittle and many others also traveling to Nashville for this occasion.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The Office star Rainn Wilson and his wife, writer Holiday Reinhorn, attended Day 1 of Wimbledon on June 30.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The suite was named in tribute to Augustine Figeac, wife of Printemps founder Jules Jaluzot.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Olsen spoke with Fox News Digital about the importance of having people like his wife, Kara, Swift, Claire Kittle and many others also traveling to Nashville for this occasion.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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King Charles has used the gesture of affection to address the first lady of France in the past as well.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Actually, one of the other great inspirations for me was Mary Poppins — not the film, but the person, the lady.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Every student who takes Lavigne’s class, every young person who sees a Black woman owning and operating a cooking school in New Orleans, receives a different message about what’s possible.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Taro Sakamoto, the protagonist of Sakamoto Days, is a former hitman who walked away from a life of crime to marry a woman named Aoi and live a normal life.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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My spouse is retired and receives a generous Social Security benefit.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Many of them are spouses or parents to US citizens.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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Now in its tenth year, the Security Summit partners continue to work together to raise awareness about data theft in the tax professional community.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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While the state of falling in love or lust is often predicated on those feelings being reciprocated by a partner, limerence is specifically based on uncertainty about the object of your affections (a.k.a.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The bride wore a long white dress at the wedding — and so did Frankel.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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One of the most joyful examples of a third-time bride embracing the pomp and pageantry of a big white wedding was Angelina Jolie.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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In the Untitled Witness Protection pilot, a violent confrontation drives a high-end D.C. madam to turn on her partner and enter witness protection in seaside Maine with her adolescent daughter.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Prostitution was never legal in Central City, but the industry and people involved were prominent enough to warrant an annual street festival that still exists today, honoring the city’s most famous madam, Lou Bunch.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The first carriage built exclusively for use by a British royal was constructed at Wolverton Works by the London & Birmingham Railway for Queen Adelaide, the widow of King William IV, in 1842.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping shakes hands with the widow of China's former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang, at Xu's funeral service in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, Sunday, June 8, 2025....—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Is wifey a term of endearment—not to be confused with the actual wife?—
James R. Sanders,
VIBE.com,
16 Aug. 2024
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Christian Serratos is entering her wifey era with a unique engagement ring on her finger.—
Michelle Lee,
Peoplemag,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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