Thesaurus results for FILLIES

fillies

noun

plural of filly

as in girls

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood she's still a filly, so she has plenty of time to decide what she wants to do in life

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Recent Examples of fillies Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses). —

Chase Jordan february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026 Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares. —

Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025. —

Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Iranian state media has reported that a girls' school in southern Iran was hit in an airstrike on Saturday, killing at least 165 people and wounding dozens more.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
The Northwest Catholic girls basketball team, which has won three straight state titles, will try to win its fourth the weekend of March 21-22 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026