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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 In 2022, Gretchen and Roy Jackson bought a filly for $240,000. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 Friday belongs to the Kentucky Oaks, the country’s most famous race for 3-year-old fillies. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 May 2026 Always a Runner won the 152nd edition of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday night, the first time the race for top 3-year-old fillies has been run under the lights in prime time at Churchill Downs. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 This is the premier stage for three-year-old fillies. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for filly

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Noun

Some choose to go beyond the purely traditional in favor of celebrations that feel personal and memorable; like a girls’ night in or a day by the sea.

— Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 28 July 2026
The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing and dismembering the teenage girl to prevent her from disclosing details about their relationship ahead of the release of his album, prosecutors said.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 27 July 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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