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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 Vargas makes an exception to the men-only rule on Saturdays, when members’ wives and daughters are allowed to come work out. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 After replaying Colbert’s Emmy acceptance speech, Kimmel playfully lambasted his friend for giving a sweet paean to his wife, Evie, which made all the other late night hosts look bad with their own wives. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The first three wives are dressed in the same colors at first, while Bolanle and Baba Degi appear more in tandem, evidence of who is allying themselves with whom. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 As was the custom in ancient Korea before the Joseon Dynasty and its adoption of Confucianism, husbands lived with their wives’ families. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 The photos were first seen in February as part of a special digital cover issue spotlighting some of the league’s most prominent WAGs — wives and girlfriends. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 While the wives create content and manage their daily household responsibilities, several of the husbands help run their secret business and create content themselves. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 The wives of two New York Jets players, Maranda Williams and Jessie Vera-Tucker, told PEOPLE in August 2025 that Rodgers never introduced his partner to the team. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wives
  1. ladies
  2. women
  3. spouses
  4. partners
  5. brides
Noun
  • Rotten sat alone on an old, overstuffed couch and grumbled to himself while Sidney entertained the four ladies.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The three ladies coordinated in dark-wash jeans, with Brinkley opting for a white off-the-shoulder top.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2026.

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