as in girlfriends
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner
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Noun
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Russell denied involvement, saying one of Johnson’s girlfriends may have set him up.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Swift has a lot of close girlfriends to choose from, from Selena Gomez to Gigi Hadid, Brittany Mahomes, future sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, and the Haim sisters.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Uncompromising lovers of luxury.—
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
Noun
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All the girls are now wearing little black shades and flipping their hair about maniacally with a pen in their mouth, while their boyfriends are in backwards Kangol flat-caps and riding bicycles.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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It's become a buzzword lobbed at bad bosses and ex-boyfriends, and leaders across the political spectrum.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This month, the fellows will participate in a combination of virtual sessions and a one-month in-person residency in Los Angeles in September.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Content aligned with Hungary and its broader interests is common among the output of these fellows.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Betrotheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrotheds. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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