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
Jennifer Lawrence recalls getting 'crazy' questions early in her career about her boyfriends and her weight.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
According to Castro, the woman took the boyfriends phone and ran back into the home with it before police later returned it.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Gardner will join Nwodim to dive into their journey becoming best friends at SNL, Gardner's mom's wacky ex-boyfriends, their love of Jack Black, and FaceTiming naked in the shower.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Ai provide companions that essentially act like virtual boyfriends or girlfriends.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Her Godfather costar, Al Pacino, was one of her boyfriends in real life.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Signs in the audience spoke of ex-boyfriends, dead sisters and a mom whose three-month-old son recently passed away.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Let bisexuals hold hands and talk to their little gay boyfriends on the phone under the covers.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
According to Castro, the woman took the boyfriends phone and ran back into the home with it before police later returned it.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Gardner will join Nwodim to dive into their journey becoming best friends at SNL, Gardner's mom's wacky ex-boyfriends, their love of Jack Black, and FaceTiming naked in the shower.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Ai provide companions that essentially act like virtual boyfriends or girlfriends.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Her Godfather costar, Al Pacino, was one of her boyfriends in real life.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Signs in the audience spoke of ex-boyfriends, dead sisters and a mom whose three-month-old son recently passed away.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Let bisexuals hold hands and talk to their little gay boyfriends on the phone under the covers.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriends
Noun
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Parents and alumni of Jesuit High School in Carmichael are doggedly fighting back against the Catholic all-boys school’s recent decision to begin accepting girls in 2027.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Moms, college kids, teen boys—basically anyone can use a convenient crossbody belt bag, especially one that’s super-popular, as an alternative to bulky backpacks.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The men – sons, brothers, fathers, husbands and friends – were connected to dozens of families and a number of comrades in the shipping and freight industry.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, there are reports of women and children turning up at the aid camp in Tawila without the men of their family, only to report that their husbands were executed after they were captured by militias.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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