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
Some of the women in attendance opted for suits: Kamala Harris went monochromatic in a black suit and overcoat, Hillary Clinton chose a Democrat blue Stella McCartney power suit, and Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, wore a pale blue skirt suit with a large double strand of pearls.
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Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Wearing a bright red shirt, Aikins stood out among the row of Trump’s sons and family, and Vance’s wife, Usha. Aikins, along with Vance’s family, shared a moment with outgoing President Joe Biden before the inauguration began.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to take a different approach with his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, than in 2017 while meeting President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at his inauguration on Monday.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Wearing a bright red shirt, Aikins stood out among the row of Trump’s sons and family, and Vance’s wife, Usha. Aikins, along with Vance’s family, shared a moment with outgoing President Joe Biden before the inauguration began.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to take a different approach with his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, than in 2017 while meeting President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at his inauguration on Monday.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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Following the gesture, the younger Trump walked a few feet and appeared to have a brief conversation with his mother, first lady Melania Trump.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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All their wives, except for former first lady Michelle Obama, were also seated there.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The California Highway Patrol arrested a Sacramento man accused of driving intoxicated Tuesday and causing a multi-vehicle crash in Northern California that killed a woman and left a 10-year-old girl severely injured.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
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Von Furstenberg, the designer, philanthropist and author is receiving the award for her contributions to empowering women through philanthropy, mentorship and social responsibility.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
16 Jan. 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,
24 Jan. 2025
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Now, on his way out the door, the 46th president has issued blanket pardons to his brother James, his sister Valerie and their respective spouses.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Morrison Foerster has announced the arrival of Richard Nugent as a partner in the firm’s global Tax Group, based in the New York office.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Aramark is the stadium’s concessions partner, looking over food service operations like inventory, customer service, food preparation, and food safety and sanitation procedures.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The groom and bride dated for nine months before getting engaged.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The bride and original poster (OP) shared a dose of wedding drama on r/AITAH via her brother's girlfriend, Reddit user peraltiag0stan.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 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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Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, died on Thursday.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Joan Plowright, a British acting legend of stage and screen and the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95, Variety reports.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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