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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
But for the most part, the ladies will just be themselves, gabbing (and gossiping) away.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The lady behind Austin has trouble with the card reader, and Austin offers her his extra yellow Gatorade.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Rising 620 feet above Midtown, Olympic Tower has long attracted a mix of diplomats, celebrities, and power brokers, including Imelda Marcos, the shoe-loving former first lady of the Philippines.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
And the first lady helped smooth the path for youth leaving foster care by securing $30 million in a funding bill earlier this year.
—Scott Turner, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The lady behind Austin has trouble with the card reader, and Austin offers her his extra yellow Gatorade.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Rising 620 feet above Midtown, Olympic Tower has long attracted a mix of diplomats, celebrities, and power brokers, including Imelda Marcos, the shoe-loving former first lady of the Philippines.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
And the first lady helped smooth the path for youth leaving foster care by securing $30 million in a funding bill earlier this year.
—Scott Turner, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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But the conviction was overturned by New York’s Court of Appeals in 2024 based on evidence unrelated to either woman’s testimony.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The roster of rights accumulated in just the past three years includes college football and men’s and women’s basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, WWE NXT, PBA Bowling, PBR Bull Riding and AVP volleyball.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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House Speaker Mike Johnson was spotted, alongside his wife.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Saturday marked his return from paternity leave, as the lefty and his wife welcomed their first child on Wednesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Lang went on to appear in most of Fuller’s films, including playing a rebellious German countess in his 1980 war epic The Big Red One, and several by their friend Wim Wenders.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Scott Kirby, 33, of Pasadena, was charged with murder, assault and giving a false statement to police after his girlfriend, 34-year-old Heather Beaver, was found dead in a home in April 2025, according to police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pepper is first seen teaching his girlfriend’s young daughter how to play drums.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cannabis use has been associated with changes in reproductive health for both males and females, though human evidence remains mixed.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to a complaint reviewed by PEOPLE, the child at the center of the case is a 10-year-old biological male who identifies as female.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Following tea with the king and queen in the White House Green room, the Trumps showed off the White House’s new beehive to the royal couple.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Washington, the king and queen will have a private tea with the Trumps and attend a garden party and a formal White House state dinner.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fred Tibbetts coached high school girls’ basketball for almost three decades, amassing more than 500 wins, including a 111-game winning streak and seven undefeated championship seasons.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Seminole’s undefeated girls water polo team (31-0) leads the Orlando Sentinel 2024 All-Area team.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just ahead of the special day, Queen Elizabeth bestowed Dukedom on her grandson, and Kate Middleton became a duchess.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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York and the duke of Buckingham catch the duchess in the act of conjuring a spirit.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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