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
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.
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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
There's a lot of change and also new friends, new friendship grounds and the idea of boyfriends.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
But what Andrea most wanted was for Swift to try something different, loosely but somewhat explicitly nodding to the fact that her three boyfriends before Kelce were all moody British guys.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Also in January, fans had hoped to see Steinfeld and friend Taylor Swift reunite as the singers' boyfriends competed at Highmark Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Bills, who had the home-field advantage.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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
There's a lot of change and also new friends, new friendship grounds and the idea of boyfriends.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
But what Andrea most wanted was for Swift to try something different, loosely but somewhat explicitly nodding to the fact that her three boyfriends before Kelce were all moody British guys.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Also in January, fans had hoped to see Steinfeld and friend Taylor Swift reunite as the singers' boyfriends competed at Highmark Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Bills, who had the home-field advantage.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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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The second big night of high school boys hockey section tournament play again went very much according to seed.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team cruised to an 83-58 win over Village Christian on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals at Crean Lutheran High.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to reporting by The New York Times, births in 1966 fell sharply amid a belief that girls born in a Fire Horse year would bring misfortune to their future husbands.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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As their personal lives become more openly political, all four main characters—the two sisters and their husbands—come to better understand the roles they’ve been cast in by living in a city with such a difficult past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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