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Recent Examples of girlfriend
The prosecution said in court that one bullet struck Canoy in the head and the other struck his girlfriend in the hip and elbow.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
To survive the night, Mike has to get help from present-day Nick (also Vaughn) and Alice (Eiza Gonzalez), Nick's wife/Mike's girlfriend.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Jury found Luis Antonio Gomes Akay guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Army reservist Anna Laura Costa Porsberg, whose body was never found.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Police believe the man shot his girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
To survive the night, Mike has to get help from present-day Nick (also Vaughn) and Alice (Eiza Gonzalez), Nick's wife/Mike's girlfriend.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Jury found Luis Antonio Gomes Akay guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Army reservist Anna Laura Costa Porsberg, whose body was never found.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Police believe the man shot his girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriend
Noun
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Gunfire in a backyard after an altercation killed a woman and injured a man early Thursday on Kansas City’s East Side, police said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Styles for men and women are available -- all with Allbirds design philosophy that's clean, modern and perfectly simple -- lightweight, bouncy and wildly comfortable.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most of the candidates’ pledges, such as tackling unaffordability, reducing gas prices, increasing capacity in state prisons, protecting gun owners’ rights and keeping trans athletes out of girls’ locker rooms, are nearly identical.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Day 1 of the UIL state soccer championships kick off on Thursday with the Class 4A Division I and Division II boys and girls title games from Birkelbach Field on the campus of Georgetown High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mike Brown apologizes for his French, ladies and gentlemen — particularly the children watching the MSG Networks’ Knicks postgame broadcast at home — but OG Anunoby has only been named to an NBA All-Defensive Team once in his career.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Let’s also look after our helpers — the lady beetles, earthworms, birds, bees, syrphid flies and lacewings that busily help our gardens thrive.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Granville Suite, once military reception rooms, is named after Christine Granville, rumored lover of Ian Fleming and apparently Churchill’s favorite spy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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While the storm is looming, there are new glimmers of possibility—friends can become lovers, strangers can become friends on the subway, the supermarket aisles are charged with meaning.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriend. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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