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as in woman
an adult female human being
"ladies and gentlemen, please observe closely," said the magician
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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
in public the husband was frequently seen holding hands with his lady
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as in countess
a woman of high birth or social position
the ladies of the royal court were all dressed extravagantly
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Recent Examples of lady
The British journalist and playwright Andrew Halliday was fascinated by these cards, especially one popular card that featured a lady and gentleman walking arm-in-arm up a pathway toward a church.
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Christopher Ferguson, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
Ladies, ladies, ladies, that’s a down payment in a slow real-estate market.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Prison employees call them the ladies on death row.
—Daniel Zalewski, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Haines turned around and ran the other way before rejoining the ladies at the table.
—EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Ferguson, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
Ladies, ladies, ladies, that’s a down payment in a slow real-estate market.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Prison employees call them the ladies on death row.
—Daniel Zalewski, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Haines turned around and ran the other way before rejoining the ladies at the table.
—EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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Williams is putting a lot of visibility on women in the sport.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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She is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of a troubled young woman (Adèle Haenel) who is promised to a Milanese nobleman.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Die Hard actor remarried in 2009 and has two daughters with his wife, Emma Heming Willis.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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In addition to Courtney, Roker has two adult children — Leila and Nick — with his current wife, journalist Deborah Roberts.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Well, in this case, maybe a countess: At awards shows, the actor likes to tap into her inner Bravolebrity—Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, specifically.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Set in 1806, the film follows a Russian military officer (Anton Walbrook) who seeks to learn the secret of a countess (Edith Evans) who purportedly sold her soul in exchange for learning the secret to winning high-stakes card games.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Getty Images Then, there are those that are concerned about the Bill Belichick girlfriend situation for different reasons: the well being of said girlfriend.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
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Authorities said a 27-year-old Hispanic woman and a 20-year-old Asian female were both shot in their leg shortly after 2:30 p.m.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The females are fighting each other to protect their pups from one another.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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The Cut: 'Meghan of Montecito' Meghan and Harry were still highly popular in America in 2022 but the first sign the bubble might burst came that August when New York Magazine's The Cut dispatched Allison P. Davis to Montecito to interview the duchess.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Situated on 3,800 peaceful wooded acres, it was originally founded in the 1970s to be a working farm, cattle ranch, hunting reserve, and home for an Italian duke and duchess.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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The jury of matrons disappeared from Australia’s courts.—
Alice Neikirk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2024
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Photos in front of the pulpit captured West’s her childhood and youthful beauty as well as the elegant matron who would come to be called Mother Rose by both her family and many students at her alma mater, Sacramento High School.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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