as in beaux
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of boyfriends
Husbands and boyfriends have been booking birthday celebrations and surprise date nights for their ladies.
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Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The black widow is not only the namesake of an Avenger, but used as a term for female serial killers that take out their husbands and boyfriends, as black widow spiders sometimes eat their male partners.
—Eva Flowe
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
The trouble reportedly started when some of the party attendees started arguing with each other about their boyfriends, witness Jeremiah Braxton told The Associated Press.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Heated Rivalry breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have parlayed their overnight fame into voiceover work for the audio erotica app Quinn, also home to dirty talk from internet boyfriends like Christopher Briney and Andrew Scott.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Her famous boyfriends have included NBA stars Devin Booker and Ben Simmons, as well as rapper Bad Bunny.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Evidence released in the report shows that Butler, as well as other witnesses interviewed in the investigation, believed that the letters were authored by Attorney Tara George over Butler having previously dated one of George’s boyfriends and current fiance.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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
Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The black widow is not only the namesake of an Avenger, but used as a term for female serial killers that take out their husbands and boyfriends, as black widow spiders sometimes eat their male partners.
—Eva Flowe
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
The trouble reportedly started when some of the party attendees started arguing with each other about their boyfriends, witness Jeremiah Braxton told The Associated Press.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Heated Rivalry breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have parlayed their overnight fame into voiceover work for the audio erotica app Quinn, also home to dirty talk from internet boyfriends like Christopher Briney and Andrew Scott.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Her famous boyfriends have included NBA stars Devin Booker and Ben Simmons, as well as rapper Bad Bunny.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Evidence released in the report shows that Butler, as well as other witnesses interviewed in the investigation, believed that the letters were authored by Attorney Tara George over Butler having previously dated one of George’s boyfriends and current fiance.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriends
Noun
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So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Grossman did not and struck the two boys at 73 mph, according to expert witnesses.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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During closing arguments on Monday, an attorney for the family of the two boys called on the jury to assess hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, rejecting the defense contention that what occurred was a tragic accident.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Four of them had 20, one had 21, but that one who had 21 had them between two husbands.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
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Ali and Shannon open up to PEOPLE about the rules, or, in Ali's case, lack thereof, that help keep them close to their husbands during the season.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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