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as in filly
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion
found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl
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Recent Examples of girl
Unlike the Panthère—crowned the it girl watch of the 2020s—or the Tank Française, with its royal pedigree, the Demoiselle remained overlooked.
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Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
The track is credited to fictional girl group Huntr/x, as well as the three women who actually perform as the characters in the movie, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Ben Hania lights a connective fuse between documentary and drama, using the actual recordings of the panicked girl and the emergency workers — the latter played by actors who hold the screen with pulsing immediacy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
The timid girl, the ruffian guy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
To figure out the worth of a piece at an estate sale, Lev and Ziomek both say that Google is a girl’s best friend.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
After announcing the arrival of her baby girl, Colette Annalise, with husband San Francisco 49ers player Christian McCaffrey in July 2025, the former Miss Universe has partnered with Crate & Kids to design her baby girl's space.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Keep reading to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl!
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The company this year also signed on KeyA, a futuristic, mechanical, and cool girl IP by the 20-year-old Chinese artist Chen Yanran.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
The track is credited to fictional girl group Huntr/x, as well as the three women who actually perform as the characters in the movie, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Ben Hania lights a connective fuse between documentary and drama, using the actual recordings of the panicked girl and the emergency workers — the latter played by actors who hold the screen with pulsing immediacy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
The timid girl, the ruffian guy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
To figure out the worth of a piece at an estate sale, Lev and Ziomek both say that Google is a girl’s best friend.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
After announcing the arrival of her baby girl, Colette Annalise, with husband San Francisco 49ers player Christian McCaffrey in July 2025, the former Miss Universe has partnered with Crate & Kids to design her baby girl's space.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Keep reading to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl!
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The company this year also signed on KeyA, a futuristic, mechanical, and cool girl IP by the 20-year-old Chinese artist Chen Yanran.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
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Hernandez rode 18 of Baffert’s 24 winners, including eight wins in 2-year-old maiden races.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brant, the $3 million 2-year-old whose maiden victory in July produced a 101 Beyer speed figure, the best by a horse his age in 2025; Balboa, third to Brant in that maiden race; Desert Gate, 2 for 2 after winning the Best Pal Stakes, and Litmus Test, an $875,000 yearling who won first time out.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Epstein made an unmonitored call, thought to be to his girlfriend at the time, shortly before his death, which Barr acknowledged was a violation of procedures.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Brilliant chef Roxie has an ex-girlfriend in one scene.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
24 Aug. 2025
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The owner of the brothel promised to find the brunette Englishwoman Henry’s been looking for, and the lass has been found!—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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