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
At house parties, for instance, Nilsson would find the wives clustered in the kitchen while the men talked shop in another room.
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The wives and girlfriends of the Golden Knights aren't just skating along with their partners.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Nothing happened between me and him, or our families, our wives, anything.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
And Queen Cleves finds herself with a dangerous longing for one of her fellow sister-wives.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Governors posed with wives and children in campaign ads.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Only after the Supreme Court ruled against a church member with two wives in 1879, and Congress passed legislation to further enforce anti-polygamy laws, did the church publicly forfeit the practice in 1890.
—Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
In Tennessee, Farmer Brett asks his two best friends Spencer and Bo and their wives to come meet Hanna’s mother Adrienne and her best friend, Devin.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The wives and girlfriends of the Golden Knights aren't just skating along with their partners.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Nothing happened between me and him, or our families, our wives, anything.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
And Queen Cleves finds herself with a dangerous longing for one of her fellow sister-wives.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Governors posed with wives and children in campaign ads.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Only after the Supreme Court ruled against a church member with two wives in 1879, and Congress passed legislation to further enforce anti-polygamy laws, did the church publicly forfeit the practice in 1890.
—Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
In Tennessee, Farmer Brett asks his two best friends Spencer and Bo and their wives to come meet Hanna’s mother Adrienne and her best friend, Devin.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wives
Noun
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These young ladies are primed for a life of modesty and subservience to their husbands and the future fathers of their children.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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Patricia is currently being chased by the Boogeyman, a serial killer who murdered multiple teenage girls in Widow’s Bay when Patricia and the book club ladies were in high school.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Our ancestors—the hard-working, long-suffering peasant women who told these stories to each other and passed them down the generations through the oral tradition—knew everything there was to know about adversity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Most of the men and women of CBS News are still in that fight.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Relations with partners, spouses and close friends are warm and supportive.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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For Thapanee, her parents remain the ultimate role models for spouses working in family businesses.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Clark and her partners were able to interview Nash, who left DNA on a Wingstop cup, as first reported by the San Bernardino Sun.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Potential meal partners include titans of the tech industry like SK Group’s Chey Tae-won, LG Group’s Koo Kwang-mo and Naver’s Lee Hae-jin.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Mina is seduced by a shapeshifting, lovelorn vampire while Jonathan is waylaid by the count’s sexy (and horrific) brides at his Transylvanian castle.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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What shocked her most wasn’t the attention but how many people warned her that brides had actually died attempting similar pool jumps in heavy dresses.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Wives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wives. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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