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
Parker played one of Grace’s boyfriends, Josh, on Will & Grace for a five-episode arc in 2000.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2026
Other types of suspects included mothers’ boyfriends, babysitters, stepparents or other relatives.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
While struggling to avoid the lethal fate, Natalie is also forced to reckon with what exactly happened to her former boyfriends, and how each ended up dead.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
There will be times when too much time on my hands leads to nonsense, like deep character dives on Instagram regarding the wives of ex-boyfriends.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Kendall Jenner stars in a new Fanatics Sportsbook ad that sees her poking fun at some of her ex-boyfriends.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sylvia, has boyfriends of her own but can’t abide Hank’s obvious passion for Davis.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Johnson, her sister, and their respective boyfriends, lived in the home along with their mother.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2026
Other types of suspects included mothers’ boyfriends, babysitters, stepparents or other relatives.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
While struggling to avoid the lethal fate, Natalie is also forced to reckon with what exactly happened to her former boyfriends, and how each ended up dead.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
There will be times when too much time on my hands leads to nonsense, like deep character dives on Instagram regarding the wives of ex-boyfriends.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Kendall Jenner stars in a new Fanatics Sportsbook ad that sees her poking fun at some of her ex-boyfriends.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sylvia, has boyfriends of her own but can’t abide Hank’s obvious passion for Davis.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Johnson, her sister, and their respective boyfriends, lived in the home along with their mother.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriends
Noun
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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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One of his friends was Mater Dei boys basketball coach Gary McKnight.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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The eyeball test said the attendance for a boys basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, was bigger than the crowd for the Pitt-Stanford ACC Tournament game played on Tuesday in Charlotte.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The husbands of Dewey and Graves later found their bodies near a trail head and called authorities, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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One of the husbands was also able to track the car’s location using an app that monitored the vehicle’s key fob, investigators said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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