as in lady
the female partner in a marriage
a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage
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Recent Examples of wife
David’s wife Tracey is a pastry chef and author behind many of the cookbooks sold at Zabar’s.
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump has endorsed Donalds to replace Governor DeSantis when his second and final term ends, while the incumbent has suggested his wife would be successful in continuing his legacy.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
My wife loved the Bacalao empanadas with Spanish cod.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
True Blood vet Lauren Bowles will play wife to her real-life husband, Patrick Fischler, in an upcoming episode of CBS‘ NCIS: Origins prequel spinoff.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump has endorsed Donalds to replace Governor DeSantis when his second and final term ends, while the incumbent has suggested his wife would be successful in continuing his legacy.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
My wife loved the Bacalao empanadas with Spanish cod.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
True Blood vet Lauren Bowles will play wife to her real-life husband, Patrick Fischler, in an upcoming episode of CBS‘ NCIS: Origins prequel spinoff.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
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No matter the painting, one thing is for certain: Mckinney’s ladies stay indoors.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Prior to Trump’s inauguration, Puck News first reported that Amazon would pay $40 million to license a documentary about first lady Melania Trump.—
Kevin Breuninger,Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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The bank, however, has several women in top roles, including Chief Financial Officer Sharon Yeshaya.—
Niket Nishant,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The top five this season has been especially complicated in women’s basketball, considering the head-to-head wins and losses to one another.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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Dancing with the Stars stars and spouses Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson are hosting the ceremony, where awards will be presented in 23 categories spanning makeup and hair styling artistry in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and live theater.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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Mirren, 79, stars as Cara Dutton, the 44-year partner of Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, 82.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity, demonstrating commitment from NASA's exceptional team and partners from around the world.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the video captured by guest Lisa Fernandez Miller, the groom could be seen on another man’s shoulders with his feet hooked under the bride’s arms.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The other bride’s parents will be walking their daughter down the aisle.—
Jeanne Phillips,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Throw in Morton, who has made amiable viciousness into a trademark of this phase of his career, and Catherine Tate as a Dutch brothel madam with a PhD, and Going Dutch has the sort of ensemble already in place for long-term laughs.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
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Neither madam nor monsieur had any idea what a fish fork was.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
6 Nov. 2024
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For some reason the other widow asks how Nadia and Drew met.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Her greatest performance, according to The New York Times, was that of the widow in David Lloyd and Sydney Rosenfeld’s play The Senator.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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