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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
Beam was known to have a very large extended family, but at home, he was surrounded by the love of three special women — his wife, Cindi, and two daughters, Sonjha and Monica.
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Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Although women from North East, Kent, and Wessex appeared to want to leave their hometowns for a new world, specifically.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Only three women have ever won Best Director.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Her experience mirrors what many women and girls are now facing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
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.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 8 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
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
Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Although women from North East, Kent, and Wessex appeared to want to leave their hometowns for a new world, specifically.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Only three women have ever won Best Director.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Her experience mirrors what many women and girls are now facing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
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.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 8 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
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
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
Noun
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Heather then posted a video from afar showing her girlfriends snacking and sipping before making their vision boards at the table.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The two met through their then-girlfriends (now their wives and mothers of their respective children) almost a decade ago.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 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 hollow stems of plants like bee balm and goldenrod are a good spot for egg laying, so cutting them back reduces safe sheltering spots where females can lay eggs.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Marines have about 700 females in these ground combat jobs.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Like the former Philadelphia Eagles star, Damon is a father of four girls — Alexia, 25, Isabella, 19, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15 — with his wife, Luciana Damon.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Underneath the coat, Davis wore a gray V-neck sweater over a white crewneck tee (a classic winter style move all the cool girls are making), but the real kicker?—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Women.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/women. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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