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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
This pair of ladies are in their mid-20s, young women yes, but focused in a way that phrase does not convey.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In 1846, while tending their cows, a fourteen-year-old girl and an eleven-year-old boy reported meeting a beautiful lady in a small ravine at La Salette-Fallavaux.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
One day a young lady, the mother of a gorgeous 3-year-old daughter, walked into the office seeking to rent an apartment.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
As digitally dropped threats from an unknown predator grow increasingly sinister during the protagonist’s big date at a Chicago restaurant, the messages blast across the big screen in huge letters, or plaster an entire wall of the ladies’ restroom.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In 1846, while tending their cows, a fourteen-year-old girl and an eleven-year-old boy reported meeting a beautiful lady in a small ravine at La Salette-Fallavaux.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
One day a young lady, the mother of a gorgeous 3-year-old daughter, walked into the office seeking to rent an apartment.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
As digitally dropped threats from an unknown predator grow increasingly sinister during the protagonist’s big date at a Chicago restaurant, the messages blast across the big screen in huge letters, or plaster an entire wall of the ladies’ restroom.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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The lawyer showed the jurors screen grabs from text messages between the woman and Way.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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When some of the women tried to escape, Toback allegedly trapped them.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Stone estate then sold the mansion in 2006 to business executive Randy Abrahams and his wife for $8.1 million.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The skit featured James Austin Johnson playing Trump in the guise of Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs), while Chloe Fineman’s First Lady Melania Trump mimicked Timothy’s wife, Victoria (Parker Posey).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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An epic love story between an American big game hunter and a British countess was upended by the strangling mores of class and tradition.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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Well, in this case, maybe a countess: At awards shows, the actor likes to tap into her inner Bravolebrity—Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, specifically.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Even with that change from the initial trial, which ended in a hung jury, jurors split on a charge relating to Masterson’s former longtime girlfriend.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2025
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News of the split came amid sightings of Post and new girlfriend Christy Lee, with whom he’s been spotted packing on PDA around the world.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The remains belong to a female between the ages of 40 and 60 and were left near the cemetery in mid-February, investigators said, per NBC Connecticut.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Its ratio of female to male digital nomads is on the upper end, at 20%.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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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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The look featured a spongy duchess fabric and relaxed fit.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Prince Archie, the duchess' 5-year-old son with Prince Harry, appears to be making a small appearance in the photo, too.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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But this season, showrunner Mike White pinpoints the willful decadence of the Western world, primarily through Yankees: the husband, wife, and 2.5 children of the Ratliff family, three freewheeling feminist matrons, plus a shady white bachelor and a single black mother.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 Apr. 2025
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Unexpectedly, a character who seemed to be a stock figure — the dowdy matron, clucking over the girls in her charge — emerges as someone much richer and better, raising the show along with her.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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