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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
Crown and dignity Catalina Ruiz Navarro, a Colombian feminist activist and journalist based in Mexico City, argued that the nature of beauty pageants like Miss Universe places women in a patriarchal position.
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Anabella González, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Since then, additional women have come forward with accusations against the comedian.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The only all-women groups to win the award in Grammy history were the Judds in 1985 and the Chicks in 1999.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Somehow, in honoring the group’s women, from the rageful housewife Margie (Betsy Aidem) to the radical author Celeste (Kristolyn Lloyd), Flood’s outpouring becomes a lament.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Watching two women who helped shape hip-hop still command the stage with that much confidence was dope to witness.
—Sandy Pierre, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Fast forward two years later, and the women in Julieta’s life haven’t stopped fighting for her, but their insistence on her innocence falls on increasingly deaf ears in a legal system that has moved onto other things.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
This idea of sorority has seen gotten women through so much and has advanced things so much in this world, and this is just another beautiful manifestation of that.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Men and women shared their observations.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Anabella González, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Since then, additional women have come forward with accusations against the comedian.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The only all-women groups to win the award in Grammy history were the Judds in 1985 and the Chicks in 1999.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Somehow, in honoring the group’s women, from the rageful housewife Margie (Betsy Aidem) to the radical author Celeste (Kristolyn Lloyd), Flood’s outpouring becomes a lament.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Watching two women who helped shape hip-hop still command the stage with that much confidence was dope to witness.
—Sandy Pierre, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Fast forward two years later, and the women in Julieta’s life haven’t stopped fighting for her, but their insistence on her innocence falls on increasingly deaf ears in a legal system that has moved onto other things.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
This idea of sorority has seen gotten women through so much and has advanced things so much in this world, and this is just another beautiful manifestation of that.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Men and women shared their observations.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for women
Noun
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The two temporarily set up shop in the ladies’ Miami home to keep a watchful eye on the neighbors, who were suspected of being jewelry thieves.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The show marked Bledel's first major role and made Graham one of TV's most notable leading ladies of the aughts.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The whole team of professional athletes dressed up in costumes far from their red-and-blue NFL uniforms, with many players coordinating with their wives, girlfriends and fiancés, and Bush brought PEOPLE along for the entire wild ride with an exclusive photo diary from the event.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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One of the women, one of his first girlfriends, was very scared [to be part of the series].—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Brown welcomed a total of 18 children during his time in a plural marriage with his three former wives — Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown, who split from Kody in 2021 and 2022 — and current wife Robyn Brown.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The researchers added that only females have these horns.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Mothers and other females in the pods typically care for the calves for up to three years, per the zoo.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Parents and alumni of Jesuit High School in Carmichael are doggedly fighting back against the Catholic all-boys school’s recent decision to begin accepting girls in 2027.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The 15 families who are suing the Christian girls’ summer camp lost daughters who were campers and counselors, including several from the Dallas area.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Women.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/women. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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