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
There will be times when too much time on my hands leads to nonsense, like deep character dives on Instagram regarding the wives of ex-boyfriends.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The Testaments centers on the young girls in Gilead who are training to be wives.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Silk scrunchies are a good gift idea for wives who are always tying their hair back for bed.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2026
Their wives and children — many of them sick and starving — were detained in al-Hol.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
The name refers to the agony the local fishermen’s wives endured while their husbands spent long, dangerous days at sea.
—Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 21 Jan. 2026
On this one, three players – Jones, Manny Ramirez and Omar Vizquel – had all been charged at one time with assaulting their wives.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The 14-year-old and her mother moved from California to North Las Vegas to live with Chasing Horse and his multiple wives.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Mulvaney, who will play Anne Boleyn in the power pop retelling of the wives of Henry VIII, was among the upcoming cast members announced by producers last week.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The Testaments centers on the young girls in Gilead who are training to be wives.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Silk scrunchies are a good gift idea for wives who are always tying their hair back for bed.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2026
Their wives and children — many of them sick and starving — were detained in al-Hol.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
The name refers to the agony the local fishermen’s wives endured while their husbands spent long, dangerous days at sea.
—Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 21 Jan. 2026
On this one, three players – Jones, Manny Ramirez and Omar Vizquel – had all been charged at one time with assaulting their wives.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The 14-year-old and her mother moved from California to North Las Vegas to live with Chasing Horse and his multiple wives.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Mulvaney, who will play Anne Boleyn in the power pop retelling of the wives of Henry VIII, was among the upcoming cast members announced by producers last week.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wives
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Besotted Benedict spends most of the beginning of the episode on the hunt for his love-at-first-sight, interrogating ladies on the promenade and showing up to balls with sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) in tow for assistance.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The arrival of the Targaryen princes is a big deal for the town of Ashford and the knights and lords and ladies assembled there.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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World Cup skiers don’t roll out like bionic women.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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James’ 2020 debut feature, Relic — a slow-burn chiller about three generations of women tormented by a presence in the family home — worked because the director never allowed her control of the material to slacken, even when the narrative was stretched a bit thin.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Trump is a member of a small but mighty group of American political spouses tending to the role in their own right.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Yet spouses everywhere claim that number should be significantly higher.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company expects the store to expand rapidly as more apps and partners join, providing a growing library of skills for commercial and personal robots.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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These test projects would also include environmental monitoring In addition, the council would form a public–private Rare Earth Elements Consortium composed of state government, university and industry partners.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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So many brides have had similar experiences.—
Emily Strohm,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Speaking of brides, when model and actress Emily Ratajkowski wed Sebastian Bear-McClard in 2018, Bianca was her muse.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Wives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wives. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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