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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
Marquee teamed up with The Level Group, which will act as its core operating partner and lead development, manufacturing and distribution of the Cavalli’s women’s and men’s collections.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The International Women’s Podcast Awards (IWPAs) are a global audio celebration that honors women and non-binary individuals working across all aspects of the podcasting industry.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
While it may always be most readily associated with Wall Street antagonist Gordon Gekko—who Flusser famously outfitted—the business also tailors for women.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Perhaps even darker is this novel about a girl and 39 women held prisoner in a bunker.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The International Women’s Podcast Awards (IWPAs) are a global audio celebration that honors women and non-binary individuals working across all aspects of the podcasting industry.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
While it may always be most readily associated with Wall Street antagonist Gordon Gekko—who Flusser famously outfitted—the business also tailors for women.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Perhaps even darker is this novel about a girl and 39 women held prisoner in a bunker.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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Keep that one in your back pocket, ladies.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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The fat lady is doing arpeggios backstage at the Bellagio.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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New York fans easily outnumbered Cleveland fans as die-hard celebrity fans director Spike Lee, comedian Tracy Morgan and actor Timothée Chalamet and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, made the trip.—
Joe Reedy,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Miranda eats chalk instead of her girlfriend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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One of those soldiers is Myhailo Yavorskyi, a Chicagoan who was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2023, leaving behind a wife and young daughter.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Queen wasps can live up to a year, while worker wasps, infertile females that build and defend the nest, live two to three weeks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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In 2012 and 2022, the discovery of a royal tomb containing an astonishing 58 elite females, 1,300 artifacts, six human sacrifices, and the burials of elite craftsmen alongside gold, silver, and bronze tools brought the site international attention.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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Headliners Lorde, Kali Uchis, and Jennie, of the K-pop girl group Blackpink, are joined by such artists as Wet Leg, Blood Orange, King Princess, 2hollis, Geese, and Slayyyter (June 5-7).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Whether tied under the chin or wrapped around your head, a colorful scarf instantly gives the look a little Euro Summer energy—with just the right amount of fashion-girl flair.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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