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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
Kylie Kelce is not opposed to becoming a cat lady — or an animal collector.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
In 2013, the former first lady's haircut sparked global conversation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Here's what Arizona Republicans are saying about spending as government shutdown looms Apache County leaders appoint first lady of Navajo Nation as county attorney As Trump's mass deportations loom, what is Arizona's immigration situation now?
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Early pantomime theater generally combined two parts: first, a play; and second, a buffoonish slapstick drama featuring four stock characters borrowed from commedia dell’arte: Harlequin; his lady love, Columbine; a grumpy antagonist named Pantaloon; and his assistant, the Clown.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
In 2013, the former first lady's haircut sparked global conversation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Here's what Arizona Republicans are saying about spending as government shutdown looms Apache County leaders appoint first lady of Navajo Nation as county attorney As Trump's mass deportations loom, what is Arizona's immigration situation now?
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Early pantomime theater generally combined two parts: first, a play; and second, a buffoonish slapstick drama featuring four stock characters borrowed from commedia dell’arte: Harlequin; his lady love, Columbine; a grumpy antagonist named Pantaloon; and his assistant, the Clown.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
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The film is an unapologetic celebration of the powerful, ancestral bond embedded in Black women.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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That includes Black men — the highest voting demographic for Democrats besides Black women.Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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So Mark McAfee and his wife Blaine loaded up their white Suburban SUV with jugs of unprocessed milk and some ice chests to keep it cool, and drove the 250 miles to the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles.Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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There’s the author trying to keep the peace between his new wife and his strict mother, the lesbians who can’t decide whether to have a baby, and a swarm of real estate developers looking for a windfall.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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The property had been left to the National Alliance by a countess and was sold to the father of Fini’s partner for 300,000 euros in 2008.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024
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Then one day, a countess checks in wearing a green parrot and promises to tell Marta seven stories.Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, there is plenty of speculation as to whether this unlikely internet celebrity — who declined to share any identifying information, lest his girlfriend of only five weeks learn about Steve — is in fact a stalker of some kind.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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His girlfriend spoke to the media outside the home on Christmas Day.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Police described Bryan as a Black female with black hair and brown eyes.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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The two young men, who knew each other but were not students at the school, reportedly got into a fight over a female.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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Royal Style The duchess made another solo red-carpet appearance.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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For the occasion, the duchess wholly embraced the drama and showmanship of the theater with her attire.Julia Teti, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024
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The two-year-old daughter of the steward and the matron, who were married, scampered around the wards and played with the residents.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Half a dozen of the boldest ones took it upon themselves to defy the steward and the matron, and to circumvent the gatehouse guards, who were ostensibly there to prevent undesirable visitors.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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