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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
The novel follows two women, one Jamaican and one African American, who meet and fall in love in the wilderness of Nova Scotia in the 1790s, where the harsh frozen landscape offers a backdrop for their story of survival.
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The images the center’s survey found depicted people wearing transparent bikinis or micro-bikinis or women wearing only dental floss, saran wrap or transparent tape.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Nearly 30 Superstars have been confirmed across the men's and women's Rumble matches.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Certainly a category to keep an eye on, while business trends continue to make this a challenging time for women in the workplace and women look outside of corporate America for fulfillment.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The images the center’s survey found depicted people wearing transparent bikinis or micro-bikinis or women wearing only dental floss, saran wrap or transparent tape.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Nearly 30 Superstars have been confirmed across the men's and women's Rumble matches.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Certainly a category to keep an eye on, while business trends continue to make this a challenging time for women in the workplace and women look outside of corporate America for fulfillment.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for woman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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The ladies then try to blame Amanda for deflecting her opinion about Dorit onto Kyle and getting Kyle and Dorit arguing.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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This wonderful lady is a real treasure.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The sorting of documents came as Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination while testifying virtually before the House Oversight Committee.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Italian model and, yes, girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio, Vittoria Ceretti, handed off the Italian flag while wearing a crisp, white Armani dress (what else).—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Plath, the deserted wife of fellow poet Ted Hughes, mother of two young children, died by suicide at age 30, leaving behind a collection of poems that anatomized her mental descent in scorching language that secured a permanent place in American letters.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Take Woody Allen’s wife Soon-Yi Previn, who messages Epstein about a pal with a jewellery business.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The male cockroaches are territorial, defending females in their area and competing against encroaching rivals.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Republicans framed the bathroom and driver’s license bill as an addendum clarifying the intent of a separate 2023 bill barring trans women from accessing female-only spaces.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her clutch performance earned her girls basketball Player of the Week honors.—
Jeffrey Perkins,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Aledo girls keep improving After a solid 2025 campaign that saw Aledo make it past the area round, the Bearcats have kept improving under head coach Donny Ott.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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