as in ladies
an adult female human being
researchers are looking for females aged 50 to 70 to take part in the study
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Recent Examples of females
On the shorter side, pitbulls clock in at 40 to 55 pounds for females and 55 to 70 pounds for males.
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
There are three strong challenge females.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
The quota was said to be based on a formula that sought to reduce the number of females killed.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The sterile males then mate with females, who only reproduce once in a lifetime.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
But a reduction of two females from those ranks could push the state back to an earlier level of the plan, which carries more stringent restrictions.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Note that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice which was a light genre pic from Warner Bros launched in the post Labor Day frame and pulled in 58% females.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
One male plant will pollinate several females.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Male polar bears are active throughout the winter, unlike pregnant females that seek dens to enter their deep winter sleep and give birth.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
There are three strong challenge females.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
The quota was said to be based on a formula that sought to reduce the number of females killed.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The sterile males then mate with females, who only reproduce once in a lifetime.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
But a reduction of two females from those ranks could push the state back to an earlier level of the plan, which carries more stringent restrictions.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Note that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice which was a light genre pic from Warner Bros launched in the post Labor Day frame and pulled in 58% females.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
One male plant will pollinate several females.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Male polar bears are active throughout the winter, unlike pregnant females that seek dens to enter their deep winter sleep and give birth.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for females
Noun
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The ladies minus Bronwyn arrive — Bronwyn gets there a bit later, wearing a floatie as a hat.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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The goal of the pageant program is to find young ladies with a heart for service who will proudly represent the city of Poway as youth ambassadors, Soto said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For six days, gay men and women, transgender people, bikers, street kids and others fed up with police harassment fought back.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The massacre prompted a national reckoning about violence against women and led to tighter gun laws.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Females.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/females. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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