everywoman
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of everywoman
1965–70; every + woman, on the model of everyman ( def. )
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Aniston’s great skill isn’t acting; it’s knowing how to be both the everywoman and herself.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Standing 5 feet 10 with open, friendly features, the Norwegian talent has a grin that makes her appear at once like an endearing everywoman and a large, unpredictable child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
"They are everyman and everywoman, they are just normal people with normal lives, there's nothing special about them and this very special event happens to them and it just draws you in."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023
“One of her magic tricks is the common everywoman quality, how unassuming she is,” Juliette Lewis, a “Yellowjackets” co-star, said of Lynskey’s performance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Relatable in an ordinary, everywoman kind of way is great on a rope line, but it doesn’t get you headlines.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
His characters, linked in a maternal chain, are everywomen — or anywomen — positioned equidistantly along a conveyor belt between birth and death.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
Some of the protagonists are everywomen, more representative of someone you could know in real life.
From Time ● Apr. 23, 2015
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