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female

[fee-mayl] / ˈfi meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
having the qualities or characteristics of a woman
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
of the sex that produces offspring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
childbearing offspring-bearing


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One female student, who is now a senior and was on campus in 2024, recalled how hard it was living there at the time, particularly as rumours began spreading about Doe.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The participants had an average age of 44, and 70% were female.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

She moved to the Senate in 2001 and became the first female majority leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"As the first female player to win the gold medal I don't think gender is something that should define us or be used as a benchmark," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Later that year, Marina teamed up with another daring and experienced female pilot, Valentina Grizodubova.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Researchers also observed higher levels of 'Firmicutes' bacteria, a broad group of microbes that has previously been associated with positive emotions in females.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s a solution on a scale that only America could contemplate: launching an American Herd Rebuilding Program to increase the number and productivity of breeding females significantly by mixing in elements of the Australian herd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Now the company employs more than 300 females across Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

While the three male wild dogs successfully completed their extraordinary journey, two of the three females died.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Aristotle argued that the actual material provided by females was menstrual blood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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