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as in wife
chiefly dialect
a female partner in a marriage
treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary
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Recent Examples of woman
Word has it that as the team was passing through border security--on the way back to Iran--each woman was taken aside to speak to Australian officials and interpreters without minders listening in.
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Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the years, she's written about everything from pork pies, cervical biopsies, and traveling with teabags to the cultural impact of bread, women cricketers in CDMX, and where to find tacos in Narvarte—as well as why Huddersfield is undeniably the best hometown.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
Around this time last year, not long after the transfer portal opened, Western Kentucky women’s basketball coach Greg Collins started to feel a little unsettled.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Millett Hall, however, which was built in 1968 and also houses the women’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams, is outdated not only in terms of fan experience and insufficient space for three varsity programs, but also revenue generation.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the years, she's written about everything from pork pies, cervical biopsies, and traveling with teabags to the cultural impact of bread, women cricketers in CDMX, and where to find tacos in Narvarte—as well as why Huddersfield is undeniably the best hometown.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
Around this time last year, not long after the transfer portal opened, Western Kentucky women’s basketball coach Greg Collins started to feel a little unsettled.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Millett Hall, however, which was built in 1968 and also houses the women’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams, is outdated not only in terms of fan experience and insufficient space for three varsity programs, but also revenue generation.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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That is a likely fib, as the long-suffering lady behind the wheel is all too aware.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Battle also alleges that Rojas asked him to spy for her by tracking when Dear’s girlfriend or wife would leave.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jiménez was in his apartment with his girlfriend when agents grabbed him.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Still, Rodin prospered under the genial tutelage of Reinhardt and his wife, Helene Thimig.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Then his wife CarleyAnn Laird raised a concern at a routine follow-up appointment in December 2024.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Federal investigators said their review uncovered broader violations, concluding the district also allowed male students to access female-only facilities and compete on girls teams.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The female-skewing film is now expected to come in ahead of expectations with a domestic debut of $19 million to $20 million.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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What kind of barbaric regime puts a school for little girls in a compound that used to be military?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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For girls, Cheryl Miller still holds the most points scored at 41 when Riverside Poly won Division I in 1982 at the Oakland Coliseum over Los Gatos 77-44.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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