as in woman
a female romantic companion
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Recent Examples of gal
As a 9-to-5 in-office gal, my mom is always relying on breezy button-downs to get her through summer.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
Children and parents alike can expect a day of wild education – perhaps culminating in taking home their own leafy guy or gal, to provide endless hours of meat-eating enjoyment this summer.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
However, people could also confuse tiny juvenile seed ticks with the mites and get alpha-gal through ticks, while assuming they have been bitten by chiggers.
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Eva Flowe
june 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
All the low-maintenance gals out there can sit pretty with a no-frills lob like this one by stylist Ashley Ruiz.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
Children and parents alike can expect a day of wild education – perhaps culminating in taking home their own leafy guy or gal, to provide endless hours of meat-eating enjoyment this summer.
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
However, people could also confuse tiny juvenile seed ticks with the mites and get alpha-gal through ticks, while assuming they have been bitten by chiggers.
—
Eva Flowe
june 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
All the low-maintenance gals out there can sit pretty with a no-frills lob like this one by stylist Ashley Ruiz.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
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Madeline Mitchell's role covering women and the caregiving economy at USA TODAY is supported by a partnership with Pivotal and Journalism Funding Partners.
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The reference is more a state of being and a message of liberation — these are all aesthetics that connote women at their wildest and most free.
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Mercury star and Bonner's girlfriend Alyssa Thomas rushed in to defend Bonner.
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Carruth didn’t shoot his pregnant girlfriend himself, but he would later be convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with her death.
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Morrow was part of a group of six women and girls from northeast Kansas and Texas, ranging from childhood to age 85, who visited the Brown site together June 12.
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BangkokReuters — The family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder.
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Please help all of us short, full-figured ladies.
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The vice president and second lady are expecting her fourth child, a boy due in July.
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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