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gal

noun

ˈgal

Definition of gal

as in woman

a female romantic companion after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him

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Recent Examples of gal That group of gals came to the realization that the experience had now become more of a cutthroat game. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026 Under ordinary circumstances, antibodies against alpha-gal contribute to immune defense. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 Not everyone who is bitten by these ticks will develop AGS, even if the tick is carrying alpha-gal. — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gal

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Noun

At that time, girls and women were not allowed to box in Ireland (or many other countries).

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Scholars hazarded theories as to how an unschooled middle-aged Black woman from the South could brush with genius.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

The girls keep running into Lux (and to his nice new girlfriend) around town, and soon begin spending time with him on purpose.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor received consecutive life sentences after his conviction for poisoning his pregnant girlfriend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriend

Noun

Why on earth the Magician would choose an American girl remains unclear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls' sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of girl

Noun

And there’s a whole generation of girlies like me who’ve followed these ladies through our adolescence into adulthood.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The two ladies were also reportedly on the same page regarding former Prince Andrew’s latest scandals and the decisions Charles made in response.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2026

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