Thesaurus results for WOMEN

women

noun

plural of woman

as in ladies

an adult female human being the first woman to become governor of the state

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a female romantic companion wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life

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as in wives

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 women History-making women in front offices and on the sidelines, mascots, and even team names can inspire standing-ovation-worthy choices for a new bundle of joy. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026 This year, the project’s collaborating artists include musicians James Wilson, Stephen Davis and the all-women Con Brio Quintet. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Brancato says chia is one of her favorites because a serving provides close to 30% of the daily requirement for women over 30. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026 The result is a heady rumination on womanhood and the roles women are forced to inherit. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, a group of women in Havana blocked a street with buckets and tires in protest after several hours without water, according to a video shared by Silverio Portal, a former political prisoner and activist who lives in the capital. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Men need at least 3,400 milligrams of potassium daily and women need at least 2,600 milligrams; many people’s diets fall short of these levels. — Zia Sherrell, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026 The event raised $10 million for 10 organizations supporting women and girls, including Planned Parenthood, the National Women's Law Center and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Freezing embryos can yield a higher success rate, which is why some women opt to freeze both their eggs and their embryos. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026

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Roan and Rodrigo have been friends for many years, with both ladies frequently collaborating with producer Dan Nigro.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026
Honestly, her life is more similar to the Salt Lake City ladies than to the other Beverly Hills Housewives.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ladies

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Showcasing both her perspectives as a former player and current WAG (wives-and-girlfriends of athletes), Broomfield has an online fanbase of roughly 175,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Across America, rogue cops have used Flock data to stalk ex-wives and girlfriends, held families at gunpoint after faulty readings, and kept one woman in jail for 13 days before admitting that the cameras had led them astray.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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But, based on the transgender rules set forth by Alberta Golf — the organization in charge of golf across the province — Ivy and Elser seem perfectly within the rules to go out and dominate biological females.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of females

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The latter part of her life and career was dedicated to political activism, writing and social justice, championing LGBTQ+ rights and the rights of women and girls around the world.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
In it, the government argued that allowing students who had been born male to compete on girls’ teams amounted to discrimination against female athletes in violation of a section of federal civil rights law.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026