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
Around 70% of people with alpha-gal will have anaphylactic responses, Commins said.
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Eva Flowe
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
It’s managed by vigilantly avoiding animal products that could contain alpha-gal and working closely with doctors to find relief for symptoms and to prevent reactions.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
The psychologist leaned forward and clarified that the man meant snow from the sky, and not a ground-level accumulation in the form of a buff snow guy or a voluptuous snow gal.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The performing artists previously announced for the May 17 show are current Variety cover gal Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town and Riley Green.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 May 2026
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Eva Flowe
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
It’s managed by vigilantly avoiding animal products that could contain alpha-gal and working closely with doctors to find relief for symptoms and to prevent reactions.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
The psychologist leaned forward and clarified that the man meant snow from the sky, and not a ground-level accumulation in the form of a buff snow guy or a voluptuous snow gal.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The performing artists previously announced for the May 17 show are current Variety cover gal Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town and Riley Green.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
Noun
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Two years later, in 1986, records show Marcelin was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing a woman to death.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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After investigating, detectives learned that Martinez had assaulted his girlfriend with a knife prior to the invasion.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The lawsuit against DaBaby over a 2022 bowling alley altercation with his ex-girlfriend's brother, Brandon Curiel, has been resolved.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Southlake Carroll boys and girls soccer both had teams that were standouts in the Fort Worth area.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Additionally, the billowy skirt is the perfect length, even on a long-legged lady like me.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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My office is six milk crates with a board on top of them in the corner of my kitchen, and this lady has a whole squat rack on her second floor with its own shower?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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