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
Prince Edward and wife Sophie also gave a wave, with Sophie in sky blue from head to toe.
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
Charité | Pia Nitz While quarantined, neither Stafford's wife, Rebekah, nor their four children ever developed symptoms of Ebola, according to Charité.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 6 June 2026
After the war, Picard returned to the château with his wife.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
That includes spending time on his Georgia farm and with his wife of 40 years, Pamela Gregg.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
Charité | Pia Nitz While quarantined, neither Stafford's wife, Rebekah, nor their four children ever developed symptoms of Ebola, according to Charité.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 6 June 2026
After the war, Picard returned to the château with his wife.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
That includes spending time on his Georgia farm and with his wife of 40 years, Pamela Gregg.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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Additionally, the billowy skirt is the perfect length, even on a long-legged lady like me.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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My office is six milk crates with a board on top of them in the corner of my kitchen, and this lady has a whole squat rack on her second floor with its own shower?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Two years later, in 1986, records show Marcelin was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing a woman to death.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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And while it’s tended to be soccer WAGs that have permeated pop culture, in recent years, partners and spouses of tennis stars and basketball players have garnered attention for their fashions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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Three of Queen Elizabeth's four children divorced their first spouse, with two going on to remarry.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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First on the stand on Thursday was Mark Porter, who works as a forensic video analyst with the Tarrant County district attorney’s office, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
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But don’t assume every potential dating partner is out to get you.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The performance moved the guests and the bride and groom themselves, both of whom were visibly emotional.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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The bride wore a high-neck lace gown designed by Emilia Wickstead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Part physics lecture, part rehearsal for a future death, the 75-minute piece shifts from glowing equations and sandbox experiments to Tagore songs, Bollywood widow melodrama and intimate Bangla conversations.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Frataccia-Seibert, Frataccia’s widow, has known McCall for a long time.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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This, dear sirs and madams, is where your policy reaches a truly impressive level of bureaucratic creativity.—
Yehiel Kyle Israel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ladies’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Mar. 2026
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To honor his wifey-to-be's birthday, Usher posted a sweet carousel with some of their moments together.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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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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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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