noun
Gender
See -woman.
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Origin of superwoman
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They have ‘our incredible, superwoman surrogate’ to thank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Announcing her departure on air, she said she would be replaced by broadcaster Emma Willis who she described as a "superwoman".
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
“My mom was a superwoman for me and my sister,” Quinn said.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
I could spend all day listing Venus Williams' achievements and awards - this tennis player is a superwoman.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2021
She has amazing focus, like a superwoman with X-ray eyes.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"My ethos as a captain is to make my players feel like superwomen - it's to make them feel valued and like they belong," said captain Rachel Malcolm in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
It’s no wonder we have restrictive ideas of what “normal” superwomen should look like.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
Tami Taylor and Rayna James were savvy but vulnerable superwomen, who managed their families and careers with intimacy and aplomb; they didn’t do much that upset you.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 20, 2018
Rosenberg knew that the world of superwomen needed their own version, too.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2015
It is odd, and possibly—or possibly not—significant, that of the world's superwomen, more have leaned toward literature than toward any other one pursuit.
From Superwomen by Albert Payson Terhune
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