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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
Fred Tibbetts coached high school girls’ basketball for almost three decades, amassing more than 500 wins, including a 111-game winning streak and seven undefeated championship seasons.
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Annie Costabile, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Seminole’s undefeated girls water polo team (31-0) leads the Orlando Sentinel 2024 All-Area team.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The villain — who flew around inside a giant disco ball for no apparent reason — absorbed the Guardians’ powers and used them against the magical girl heroes.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Horner told a false story about hitting the little girl with his van and then strangling her in a panic, according to testimony of the case’s lead investigator, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Early clinical trials and public health campaigns prioritized preventing this specific cancer, so vaccination programs were first rolled out for girls.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The betrayal of girl code has been front and center of the drama.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Both Diana and Kate are pearl girls!
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
With all due respect to Alicia Keys, this girl is on fire and having a blast.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Annie Costabile, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Seminole’s undefeated girls water polo team (31-0) leads the Orlando Sentinel 2024 All-Area team.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The villain — who flew around inside a giant disco ball for no apparent reason — absorbed the Guardians’ powers and used them against the magical girl heroes.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Horner told a false story about hitting the little girl with his van and then strangling her in a panic, according to testimony of the case’s lead investigator, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Early clinical trials and public health campaigns prioritized preventing this specific cancer, so vaccination programs were first rolled out for girls.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The betrayal of girl code has been front and center of the drama.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Both Diana and Kate are pearl girls!
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
With all due respect to Alicia Keys, this girl is on fire and having a blast.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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In an attempt to earn money and develop a following, Cassie has embraced a puppy persona and has her maid take videos and photos of her dressed in sultry dog costumes for her social media.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Black-Eyed Susan is the leading race for 3-year-old fillies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Kentucky Oaks, a slightly shorter race exclusively for fillies on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, will air in primetime this year in an attempt to draw more viewers.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Scott Kirby, 33, of Pasadena, was charged with murder, assault and giving a false statement to police after his girlfriend, 34-year-old Heather Beaver, was found dead in a home in April 2025, according to police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pepper is first seen teaching his girlfriend’s young daughter how to play drums.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pippi is this young, really strong, nine-year-old kick-ass gal, redefining the roles in a strict little town where people don’t expect a young lass to be living on her own.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Dec. 2025
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Oh, but there’s an old woman and a baby up there.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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This year’s inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lean far too male and over 60, with the class consisting of only six women spread among all of the categories — a disappointing decline after some notable changes following the departure of chairman Jann Wenner.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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