Thesaurus results for WOMEN

women

noun

plural of woman

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an adult female human being the first woman to become governor of the state

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a female romantic companion wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life

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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 All net proceeds were donated to charities that support and advocate for women and girls, and as the evening came to a close, Melinda Gates matched the $10 million already raised and brought the total to $20 million. — Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 But hair loss is also a potential symptom of PMOS, which stands for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a common hormonal disorder that affects about 5 to 6 million women in the United States. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Balbuena said Boldstar emerged from the momentum of Jadaone’s 2020 film Fan Girl and a period of political anger over misogyny and the treatment of women in public life. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 To prevent women from contracting HIV from their partners while pregnant, antenatal clinics hope to start offering vaginal rings, which slowly release a protective antiretroviral drug over the course of a month. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 All nine of the bodies discovered before Saturday were those of women in their 20s or 30s, according to police. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 Ahead of King Harald’s funeral this week, some Norwegians are asking why women must cover their faces while men can grieve openly. — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026

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Still, there’s no panic from the ladies in seafoam even after watching two stars hobbled in a matter of days as the regular season ended.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
The store operates with the help of several neighborhood ladies who volunteer their time.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of ladies

Noun

Their differences come to a head when Swiftie Kira plans to celebrate her birthday on Friday the 13th with a trip to the 13 isles of the Grenadines with her 13 best girlfriends and expects Ben to be present.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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Harrelson and McConaughey’s fictional wives, played by Brittany Ishibashi and Natalie Martinez, respectively, roughly align with their real-world equivalents in physical appearance.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
This is how things roll in a tiny German village populated by the surviving wives and children of soldiers who are already dead or about to die on the battlefield.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of wives

Noun

The bears, which are normally solitary creatures, can be picky when choosing mates, and females are only in heat for one to three days each year.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
The victims include five 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026