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female

[fee-meyl] / 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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Matt Dillon, from Hardwick Hall, said: "Given our history and connection with Bess of Hardwick, it feels fitting that female runners made their mark on the event here."

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

How Gilt Groupe helped pave the way for female startup founders in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The nine women and three men of the jury, plus two female reserve jurors, have been asked to return to court on 5 October.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Startups with at least one female founder accounted for 13.8% of deal count over the period.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

By 1941, nearly one-third of all Soviet pilots were female.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

It said there was on average a 10% to 12% performance gap between males and females in running distances up to the marathon.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

When wild females mated with them, they produced no viable offspring, gradually driving the population toward collapse.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, I walked into my office at an Episcopalian refugee resettlement organization in New Haven, Conn. There sat five females colleagues with their heads covered in hijabs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

In running distances up to the marathon, there is on average a 10-12% performance gap between males and females.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

At this time of year, the Forest should be echoing with the bellows of rutting red deer, and the clash of their antlers as they fought for females.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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