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
Some of the most notable items include the Hen Easter Egg, gifted by Emperor Alexander III to his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna, for Easter in 1885.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The second season ended with Jimmy (Segel) saving the life of the man who killed his wife (Lilan Bowden) in a drunk driving accident, Brett Goldstein’s Louis.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Reportedly, this all ties back to the fact that William and his wife, Kate Middleton, are not happy that Prince Andrew is still living at Royal Lodge, which is very close to their new home, Forest Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Miner, who worked for Oakland County's Springfield Township Fire Department for 30 years leaves behind a wife and family.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The second season ended with Jimmy (Segel) saving the life of the man who killed his wife (Lilan Bowden) in a drunk driving accident, Brett Goldstein’s Louis.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Reportedly, this all ties back to the fact that William and his wife, Kate Middleton, are not happy that Prince Andrew is still living at Royal Lodge, which is very close to their new home, Forest Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Miner, who worked for Oakland County's Springfield Township Fire Department for 30 years leaves behind a wife and family.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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Just as a conjurer saws a lady in half, the movie keeps dividing its characters and relationships.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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All of these ladies come and go, and Sister Nancy is still here.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Johnson was allegedly angry that the woman was taking too long at the checkout counter and threatened to harm her.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Studies should reflect the diversity of real women, including race, age, and co existing conditions.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Konner explains that in the writers’ room, Foster will tell a story involving her husband—who is Jewish though not a rabbi—and while some of the staff will relate to Foster, others will see themselves in her spouse.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Carrying on his work, his spouse Roberta Lord saw the project through.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following the presentations, local industry partners and the churches were encouraged to network and connect for the future phases of each project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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L3Harris revealed that the communications suite will provide interoperability with the United States, NATO and coalition partners, creating a networked battlespace with fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bride wore a lace off-the-shoulder wedding gown with trailing sleeves, while the groom wore a black tux.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The canine was captured jumping away in shock at the mere sight of a decorative corpse-bride statue, a popular Halloween emblem, in a short clip later shared to TikTok by their owner under @liv_hinkley.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In it, a violent confrontation drives a high-end D.C. madam, Remy (Brie), to turn on her partner and enter witness protection in seaside Maine with her adolescent daughter.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The story centers on a high-end D.C. madam who goes into witness protection and flees to Maine with her daughter; Gillen will reportedly play business exec Carl Milliken III.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Clark, Sheila Edwards and Rodney Edwards’ widow, Kathryn Edwards, sued AES alleging negligence and lax workplace safety standards.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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Farr returns as Cal Fire division chief Sharon Leone, who also happens to be Bode's mom and Vince's widow.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 24 Oct. 2025.
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