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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Recent Examples of betrotheds
The first fight between on-the-rocks elder millennials Josh (Oscar Isaac) and Lindsay (Carey Mulligan), witnessed by the young betrotheds Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny), creates the toxic connection between the couples and sets off everything else that happens on the show.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrotheds
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In the aftermath of her husband’s death, Hollis decides to host a weekend on Nantucket with girlfriends from different eras of her life (played by stars Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, D'Arcy Carden and Gemma Chan).
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On June 6, Bunnie posted another video of herself enjoying the serene outdoors with some girlfriends.
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From artisan bakeries and farmers markets to homemade loaves bubbling on kitchen counters, sourdough has developed a devoted following among food lovers.
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Toni and Shakira appeared to be in trouble after one of the show’s most meta humiliation rituals, in which the group is treated to a showing of clips of themselves having private conversations about their castmates and lovers.
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By the 1990s, the rule book was hundreds of pages long, with lines as specific as which fork to use at dinner and directives to not speak about boyfriends in front of fans, according to Texas Monthly's podcast America's Girls.
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By the time of Spencer’s conviction, arrests and prosecutions of such cases had nearly doubled and judges would no longer routinely grant bail to husbands or boyfriends who have been arrested.
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The 2025-26 cohort completed 12 in-person sessions and experiences and eight virtual workshops, all led by and connecting fellows directly with working film and television professionals, including showrunners, writers, directors, producers, agents, and managers.
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Daemon dispatches some unsavory, not overly bright fellows to break into the castle at King's Landing to kill Aemond.
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“Betrotheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrotheds. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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