as in beau
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of boyfriend
As a form of payback, the OP asked her 38-year-old friend to pretend to be her boyfriend and accompany her to Easter dinner with her father and his younger partner.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Graham plays Grace Landry, the mother of Kenna’s late boyfriend, Scotty.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Chelsea, of course, met a sad fate along with her much-older boyfriend, Rick (Walton Goggins) in The White Lotus Season 3 finale a week ago.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Her niece’s boyfriend, twenty-two-year-old Jacob Miranda, had also died there, of a fentanyl overdose.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Graham plays Grace Landry, the mother of Kenna’s late boyfriend, Scotty.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Chelsea, of course, met a sad fate along with her much-older boyfriend, Rick (Walton Goggins) in The White Lotus Season 3 finale a week ago.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Her niece’s boyfriend, twenty-two-year-old Jacob Miranda, had also died there, of a fentanyl overdose.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriend
Noun
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Hudson accompanied her beau to the interview, wearing a matching sweatshirt with Belichick.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Monica also was seen watching Brown’s headlining performance from the side of the stage next to Breezy’s manager and her beau, Anthony Wilson.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 4 min Christina Haack has settled her divorce from her third husband, Josh Hall.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Taylor Mosley and her husband were in the car getting gas when their son, Easton, spotted a fire truck beside them.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriend. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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