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as in wife
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 woman
Still, a measure of the high stakes came during the women’s final, when Anisimova was clearly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment, and Świątek defeated her, 6–0, 6–0, in under an hour.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Back in September, a woman was bitten by a coyote while hiking on a trail in Southington.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Taro Sakamoto, the protagonist of Sakamoto Days, is a former hitman who walked away from a life of crime to marry a woman named Aoi and live a normal life.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
An actor recently spoke out against a Mesa college professor under investigation after students accused him of encouraging women to strip for a class assignment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Back in September, a woman was bitten by a coyote while hiking on a trail in Southington.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Taro Sakamoto, the protagonist of Sakamoto Days, is a former hitman who walked away from a life of crime to marry a woman named Aoi and live a normal life.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
An actor recently spoke out against a Mesa college professor under investigation after students accused him of encouraging women to strip for a class assignment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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In 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the first lady keeping her offices in the wing, alongside the social secretary.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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My mom is well known around these parts for her special custard-style baked mac-and-cheese, an adaptation of a recipe from the iconic Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook (basically a small-town Southern lady’s culinary bible).—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike their relatively simple origin in the comic—a brilliant scientist, his best friend, his girlfriend and her kid brother go into space and are bombarded by cosmic rays—the creation of the Fantastic Four title is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and litigation.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Matos’ girlfriend and some family members are with him in the hospital.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
Noun
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His wife, Sharon Osbourne, appeared visibly emotional at the event and was comforted by two of her children, Jack Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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His wife, Sharon, and his children Aimeé, Kelly and Jack laid flowers on the Black Sabbath bridge, which was adorned with countless other offerings from mourners.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The female bores into the fig to lay its eggs, which hatch out as larvae inside the fruit and eat the unripe insides before burrowing their way out.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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In January 2025, Haas' Laura Mueller became the first full-time female to take on the role of race engineer.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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