: a unit of acceleration equivalent to one centimeter per second per second
—used especially for values of gravity
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gallery
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gallon
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Noun (1)
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Each section of the famed hall had its handful of guys wearing snappy button Western shirts and gals wearing loud cowboy hats, like goths sporting black mascara at a My Chemical Romance Halloween gig.
—Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
From splurge-worthy sales to dazzling holiday collections, there is much to look forward to… though few events get the gals going like Merit’s signature makeup bag remix.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
The rubber sole is also important for clumsy gals like myself.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Preliminary *guess* is #gasprices could rise 35-95c/gal on the West coast.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Each section of the famed hall had its handful of guys wearing snappy button Western shirts and gals wearing loud cowboy hats, like goths sporting black mascara at a My Chemical Romance Halloween gig.
—Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
From splurge-worthy sales to dazzling holiday collections, there is much to look forward to… though few events get the gals going like Merit’s signature makeup bag remix.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
The rubber sole is also important for clumsy gals like myself.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gal. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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