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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
Nobody has ever filled out a perfect bracket, and, because there are fewer upsets in the women's NCAA tournament than the men's, the margins for error on your bracket are lower.
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Everett Cook, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Here’s a look at the women’s national championship odds after Selection Sunday:
South Carolina and Connecticut are the teams to beat
Defending champion South Carolina (+275) claims the top spot in the national title odds.
—Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Another group of local women watch as Jaclyn puts on a show with Valentin and his buddies, and their fixation on her only seems to motivate the Hollywood star more and more.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
This rare type of migraine affects 3% of women and 1% of men.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
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Everett Cook, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Here’s a look at the women’s national championship odds after Selection Sunday:
South Carolina and Connecticut are the teams to beat
Defending champion South Carolina (+275) claims the top spot in the national title odds.
—Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Another group of local women watch as Jaclyn puts on a show with Valentin and his buddies, and their fixation on her only seems to motivate the Hollywood star more and more.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
This rare type of migraine affects 3% of women and 1% of men.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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Long ago, some smart young ladies started buying red lipstick and kissing the cheeks of the ROTC members of Benedictine Military School, one of the local Catholic high schools.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2025
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Here are Episode 1's standout performances, who made it to Hollywood and which lucky lady is getting fast-tracked through Hollywood Week with a platinum ticket.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Quaid plays an assistant bank manager in the action comedy, who uses his inability to feel pain to his advantage when tracking down a trio of robbers who took his girlfriend (Amber Midthunder) hostage in a violent bank heist.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Since his debut in 2019, Rema says he’s had three girlfriends, with his longest relationship lasting two and a half years.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus days earlier.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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Rosie Ryan Hardy arrived on March 7, 2025 at nine pounds, two ounces, the country singer and his wife announced on social media, two days after Caleigh gave birth.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
9 Mar. 2025
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When the males clasped the female bodies, the female appeared to go limp and the color drained from their bodies, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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This latest study suggests that there may be specific nursery areas where multiple females give birth in similar conditions, but these locations may be vast and difficult to pinpoint precisely.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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