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as in ladies
an adult female human being
the first woman to become governor of the state
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as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life
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as in wives
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 women
He has been replaced by Joe Potts who was at Liverpool women for four years.
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Armani, who had already introduced unstructured jackets for men and women, was part of the generation of designers who ushered in a less formal fashion era, one that would allow men and women to look refined without looking stuffy.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Above all, Durbin said nothing DHS or ICE is doing at the naval base can interfere with its mission which includes putting thousands of men and women through boot camp to become sailors.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
At the ceremony, Devonshire remarked on the significant fact that two Indigenous women won the CMPA’s film producer awards for the first time in the event’s history.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Folate supplements are already recommended for women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in infants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The protest had started in January and drew more than 1,000 women over the course of the year.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Infants and women who are pregnant are at risk.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Armani, who had already introduced unstructured jackets for men and women, was part of the generation of designers who ushered in a less formal fashion era, one that would allow men and women to look refined without looking stuffy.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Above all, Durbin said nothing DHS or ICE is doing at the naval base can interfere with its mission which includes putting thousands of men and women through boot camp to become sailors.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
At the ceremony, Devonshire remarked on the significant fact that two Indigenous women won the CMPA’s film producer awards for the first time in the event’s history.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Folate supplements are already recommended for women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in infants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The protest had started in January and drew more than 1,000 women over the course of the year.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Infants and women who are pregnant are at risk.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for women
Noun
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My meet and greets [will be] ladies only.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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That meant ladies could smile and wave with their makeup intact and gentlemen were comfortable in their suit jackets.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set in the green mountains of Greece, in a rural town attached to tradition, two longtime girlfriends are confronted with a bond that is suddenly shifting into a deeper attraction.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The book was separated into sections for family, friends, girlfriends and assistants.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hilland was working on a dead-end cold case that stretched back to the 70s involving a man, John Smith, whose two wives went mysteriously missing.—
Natasha Stoynoff,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Conflict on both sides Men tend to be happy when their wives’ earnings fall in a particular range, according to research.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The females lay their eggs in June and July in clutches of about 20 eggs that hatch in August, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Walkinshaw faces off against Republican Stewart Whitson, who has focused his platform on improving education and culture war issues like keeping males and females separate in athletics.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Girl Scout cookie season remains a powerful way for young girls to build confidence and business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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While Tuesday’s report covers the experiences of more than 350 women who came forward to speak to the investigators, Danish authorities say more than 4,000 women and girls — reportedly half the fertile women in Greenland at the time — received IUDs between the 1960s and mid-1970s.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Women.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/women. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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