as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife
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Recent Examples of mistress
Things get more complicated, perverse, even a bit kinky from there when Nevile marries his mistress (Mimi Keene) and then opts to summer at his aunt’s estate – with both his current wife and Audrey, his ex!
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
He and his mistress — Ruth Davenport (Mary Stofle, David Lynch's then-sister-in-law), who's eventually found decapitated in her apartment — get caught in the crossfire between Dale Cooper's doppelgänger and the long-missing Major Garland Briggs (Don S. Davis).
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This submissiveness in the teen-aged mistress Cassidy has found addictive, like a narcotic.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
After long being recognized as a mistress, the now 77-year-old was eager to enjoy a quieter life without the scrutiny.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
He and his mistress — Ruth Davenport (Mary Stofle, David Lynch's then-sister-in-law), who's eventually found decapitated in her apartment — get caught in the crossfire between Dale Cooper's doppelgänger and the long-missing Major Garland Briggs (Don S. Davis).
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This submissiveness in the teen-aged mistress Cassidy has found addictive, like a narcotic.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
After long being recognized as a mistress, the now 77-year-old was eager to enjoy a quieter life without the scrutiny.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress
Noun
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Her cleverness catches the eye of Jinshi, a beautiful eunuch who oversees the Rear Palace’s operations, and Maomao is soon promoted to lady-in-waiting and taste tester to one of the Emperor’s favorite concubines.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Soft, sheer fabrics rustled against the interior walls as Anula surged through the concubine estate.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The attire will be a return to form for Combs, a fashion lover who partly rose to superstardom with the success of his Sean John clothing brand.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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This could spark a secret crush or dreams of a past lover may resurface.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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