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single woman

NOUN
bachelor girl
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NOUN
spinster
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If I—a single woman who lives alone and works from home—don’t have the luxury of me time, I cannot fathom what families, gig workers, and recent college graduates must endure.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Every single woman I knew, pretty much, was in this position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

It’s more expensive for women due to their longer life expectancy: $524 for a 65-year-old single woman versus $966 for a 75-year-old woman.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

Like my mom, Mary was an impressive, aspirational single woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

“He was trying to find out who he was, but in the meantime, I had to figure it out, too, because all of the sudden I was a single woman in my forties.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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