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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

Myers said his girlfriend was suddenly fired after apparently someone had called her boss.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
The film follows Matt, who, after proposing to his non-Jewish girlfriend, Christina, becomes possessed by the spirit of his dead Yiddish grandmother, Omi (Levine).

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriend

Noun

His two boys, Brooks and Luke, and two younger girls, Emma Claire and Milly, have grown up here.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Flash would rewire a street light to provide power for his turntables and speakers, and local kids—usually girls—passed out fliers and served as impromptu publicity teams.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 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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