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
Oh, so that was a first. SMART: I was offered one once by a gal, but politely declined.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Celebrate her in style throughout Florida with unforgettable brunches, a chic gals’ getaway and elegant afternoon teas — complete with cocktails and bubbly.
—Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The episode continues the momentum with an extended stalker-vision first-person shot, as an unseen person creeps inexorably into an unidentified home at night, eventually revealing the Empire ghoul who tortured our gal Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) last season.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
The rubber sole is also important for clumsy gals like myself.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Celebrate her in style throughout Florida with unforgettable brunches, a chic gals’ getaway and elegant afternoon teas — complete with cocktails and bubbly.
—Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The episode continues the momentum with an extended stalker-vision first-person shot, as an unseen person creeps inexorably into an unidentified home at night, eventually revealing the Empire ghoul who tortured our gal Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) last season.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
The rubber sole is also important for clumsy gals like myself.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
Noun
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A little more than half were women, and 70% were white.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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Or, listen to the 1,000 women who have struggled with fertility, and participated in Maven Clinic’s cost of fertility care study.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Joseph Zada will play a young Haymitch, originated by Woody Harrelson, while Whitney Peak will play his girlfriend and a Covey descendent, Lenore Dove Baird.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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The cocky Ukrainian is constantly boasting of his conquests with women, which intrigues Enzo, who has a girlfriend of his own.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 May 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump's eldest son, 47, wrote of the 73-year-old former first lady, whose doctorate degree is in education.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The response is the first confirmation of any law enforcement investigation related to the foundation, which was set up to support the Hope Florida program championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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