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
The 29-year-old actor, who has been playing everyone’s favorite toxic boyfriend for three seasons (Tell Me Lies season three just premiered its first three episodes), has built his career on a mix of delusion — thanks to the support of his famous mom, Katey Sagal — and perseverance for his craft.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Sabalenka and Frangulis were first spotted together in April 2024 — a month after the death of the tennis player's ex-boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov, who died by suicide in March 2024.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
After making her screen debut in season 3 of Ramy in 2022, and following it up with a surprise guest role in Yellowstone in 2024 (alongside her real-life cowboy boyfriend Adan Banuelos), the model is set to return to television in Ryan Murphy's new FX series The Beauty.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Both girls were killed, as well as their mother’s former boyfriend.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Sabalenka and Frangulis were first spotted together in April 2024 — a month after the death of the tennis player's ex-boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov, who died by suicide in March 2024.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
After making her screen debut in season 3 of Ramy in 2022, and following it up with a surprise guest role in Yellowstone in 2024 (alongside her real-life cowboy boyfriend Adan Banuelos), the model is set to return to television in Ryan Murphy's new FX series The Beauty.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Both girls were killed, as well as their mother’s former boyfriend.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriend
Noun
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In her acceptance speech, Poehler took a moment to give her beau a sweet shoutout.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Kendall Jenner attended the show with her sister and her new beau.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the Commonwealth Athletic Conference, Andy Batista dropped 30 points as Lynn Tech (5-4) routed Whittier 94-40 in boys basketball action.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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One of the men, like Baldwin, had been a boy preacher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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What about the tax lien the state filed in 2022 for her and her husband failing to pay their 2020 income taxes, which this paper reported on at the time?—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriend. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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