wives

noun

Definition of wivesnext
plural of wife
as in ladies
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 wives Find a window to suck down margaritas with your wives when there's a break in the action. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Since wives were supposed to obey their husbands, men might be justified in physically disciplining them. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 While Steinem never directly commented on trad wives, her teachings still resonate, perhaps now more than ever in this increasingly political landscape. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Part of it is the identical outfits, a look that mixes Olsen twins with sister wives and a dash of Franciscan monk. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Showcasing both her perspectives as a former player and current WAG (wives-and-girlfriends of athletes), Broomfield has an online fanbase of roughly 175,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Art and activism in Cuba In 2013, the artist began following the activism of the Ladies in White, the mothers and wives of political prisoners in Cuba, who have become a symbol of peaceful resistance to the dictatorship by processing to Sunday mass. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Across America, rogue cops have used Flock data to stalk ex-wives and girlfriends, held families at gunpoint after faulty readings, and kept one woman in jail for 13 days before admitting that the cameras had led them astray. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 The moms, dads, wives, husbands, daughters and sons whose lives were upended. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wives
  1. ladies
  2. women
  3. spouses
  4. partners
  5. brides
Noun
  • Roan and Rodrigo have been friends for many years, with both ladies frequently collaborating with producer Dan Nigro.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Honestly, her life is more similar to the Salt Lake City ladies than to the other Beverly Hills Housewives.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ladies
Noun
  • Men currently play best-of-five sets throughout the singles competition at all four Grand Slams, while women play best-of-three.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In past seasons, Joe’s immaturity was directed towards women; this time, it’s channeled into his relationship with Nathan, who acts even more immaturely.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • Many players are students, spouses and mothers, full-time jobs in their own right.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For some spouses, however, filing separately may be the preferable choice.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • From concept development to flight qualification The US company and its partners have already passed several development milestones since the program started.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said representatives of Ukraine’s European partners, from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, were also in Kyiv.
    — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • That group, early on, looked for equity in the pages of the Arkansas Gazette's society section, urging the publication to feature Black brides, who had previously been denied photos on the section front.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This comes of not understanding that the tradition dated from a time when brides and bridegrooms were not expected to have close ties to those of the opposite gender.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of brides

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“Wives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wives. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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