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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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The female inmate who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Kay made “My Reckless Abandon” primarily with Alexis Kesselman, one of relatively few female producers in the pop game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

She was the first solo Scottish female singer to top the UK singles chart with her cover of the song One Day at a Time in 1979.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bryant is also transgender and identifies as a female, according to Special Agent in Charge of FBI Seattle Mike Herrington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Modern Spiritualism helped normalize female leadership—advancing the public power and wisdom of women’s voices.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He loved the rudimentary males he found embedded in the females of one particular species—precisely the kind of weird transitional form his theory of evolution would depend upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Those wildcats have successfully reproduced and the team working on the project are aware of at least 20 wild-born litters to released females since 2024.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Four months before my visit a very exciting thing had happened in this community—one of the females gave birth to twins!

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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