Thesaurus results for WOMEN

women

noun

plural of woman

as in ladies

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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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 For all her talk of women as allies, Siebel Newsom portrays conservative women who criticize other women as dupes manipulated by MAGA leaders. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 And women who suspect their period pain is more severe than normal should not hesitate to speak with a health care provider, especially if symptoms are affecting their quality of life. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Mandazis, ginger rice congee and crispy lentil kofte can be found in a new cafe, run by the nonprofit organization MAKE Projects, which opened at the end of June with a mission to empower immigrant and refugee women. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 On Sunday, tens of thousands of men and women gathered in separate sections to mourn Khamenei’s death. — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026 Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’. — Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026

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Noun

The Ingalls ladies aren’t the only ones who have to deal with the bottom of the Independence barrel today.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Despite their outer appearances and oftentimes stereotyped personalities, the ladies embrace each other’s depths and contradictions.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of ladies

Noun

And never mind the allegations of volatile behavior from a couple of past girlfriends; one of them is a Republican activist.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
The longtime couple’s son Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, were at the opening, too, bringing their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull, 24, and Jackie Apostel, 30.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

The two men certainly share more in common than their wives, Caroline and White Sun (Alyssa Wapanatâhk), who are initially highly suspicious of each other.

— Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
The series is set on the ultra-exclusive Jupiter Island where the privileged world of professional golfers and their wives fractures when a mysterious outsider arrives — and a secret threatens golf’s reigning power couple.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Definition of wives

Noun

But that’s not the same as asserting that the physical differences between males and females invariably mean that men will invariably prevail over women in all competitions or that their participation will endanger women.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of females

Noun

The musical sequel will center around a group of new teen girls who become the next Cheetah Girls, played by Leah Sava Jeffries, Carmen Sanchez, Kaileen Chang and Sophie Lennon.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 July 2026
The simultaneous girls’ night is only slightly more successful.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026