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filly

noun

ˈfi-lē

Definition of filly

as in girl

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 filly This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses). — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026 The annual race comes a day after the Black-Eyed Susan race, which features 3-year-old fillies. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026 In 2022, Gretchen and Roy Jackson bought a filly for $240,000. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for filly

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As a result, for every 100 boys who can read and write, just 84 girls can.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Nor could anyone recall a rich romantic life, aside from a girl Franco remembered Becerra dating toward the end of senior year.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026

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