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
And The Women The Myth The Legend was feeling herself, suddenly making like my gal Shannon in our pregame interview and being unable to stop talking.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Pippi is this young, really strong, nine-year-old kick-ass gal, redefining the roles in a strict little town where people don’t expect a young lass to be living on her own.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Then actor Christine Baranski glided through, looking like model Suzy Parker posing for Richard Avedon in the late 1950s, showing the gals how it’s done.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Because that's the kind of gal that Jaclyn was.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Pippi is this young, really strong, nine-year-old kick-ass gal, redefining the roles in a strict little town where people don’t expect a young lass to be living on her own.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Then actor Christine Baranski glided through, looking like model Suzy Parker posing for Richard Avedon in the late 1950s, showing the gals how it’s done.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Because that's the kind of gal that Jaclyn was.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
Noun
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The actor has, over the years, garnered some amount of infamy for his seeming predilection for women under 30.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nikki Glaser returns as host Glaser made history last year as the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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An ex-girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice made a social media post Wednesday alleging domestic abuse.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The video led to widespread speculation that the SNL comedian had married his girlfriend, Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Research suggests that autism is more than three times more common among boys than girls, but many experts believe it is frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed in girls.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jay Kelly star Adam Sandler brings his favorite girl, wife Jackie Sandler, to the big event.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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After more than a decade of public struggles, 26-year-old Amber Glenn just won her third consecutive US title and will be the oldest US ladies’ singles skater to compete at the Olympics since 1927.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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And, ladies and gentlemen, Duval, you the one.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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