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
My daughter-in-law sent a text to my wife from Boston while on an evening break at a work conference.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Arnold is survived by his wife, Jennifer.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
He is survived by his wife, Britney, and their three children.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Macken noted that through it all, he has been supported by his wife, Trish.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Arnold is survived by his wife, Jennifer.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
He is survived by his wife, Britney, and their three children.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Macken noted that through it all, he has been supported by his wife, Trish.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wife
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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The open-air environment was eventually covered by a wooden bathhouse in the mid-1820s, followed by the construction of a bathing structure for ladies 50 years later.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Flanked by a phalanx of security personnel, Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and their children have now arrived at the arena to watch this morning's ice dancing competition.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In 2021, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a study that said transgender women maintain an advantage over biological women even after a year of hormone therapy treatment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Among the Palestinians killed Wednesday were at least five children, seven women and an on-duty paramedic, according to hospital officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Then their daughter was born, the pandemic hit and both spouses began working from home.—
Jelena Kecmanovic,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yet here a masterpiece lies before him, because greatness is really nothing more than a million tiny steps, and occasionally, a spouse to at least tolerate the journey.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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This was broadly in line with what polls had suggested, with Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun predicting that the LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party would secure more then 300 seats in the Lower House.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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My doubles partner, Mark Grimmette, sits down.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Some clinics have already started advertising these injections as part of pre-wedding crash slimming programs to help brides or grooms get into shape quickly for their big day.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The bus was headed to the village of the groom after the wedding ceremony, but the groom and bride were in a different vehicle and survived.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Willingham’s widow declined to be interviewed or to comment on these claims for this story.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The plot follows an upper-class widow, Cary Scott (Jane Wyman), who falls for a much younger, down-to-earth, handsome gardener-landscaper, Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson).—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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How could the story of New York’s most notorious madam, a woman who had the likes of Dutch Schultz, Wallace Beery, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Parker as regulars throughout the Roaring Twenties be boring?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Somehow, the madam of the mansion, Nina Winchester, played with frosty excellence by Amanda Seyfried in pearls and creamy knits, takes a shine to this young soul.—
Mark Kennedy,
Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2025
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Individual #1 gets a car (even a crappy Prius) and all wifey gets is… a recording.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Oct. 2025
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Is Savannah James doing too much by not wanting to be called wifey?—
James R. Sanders,
VIBE.com,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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