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gals

noun

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

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Recent Examples of gals Just like the guys, the gals danced to a top-charting song from the year they were born. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 The two Targaryen gals presented Sally Field with the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 That’s probably out of necessity because a lot of these guys and gals probably do that for self-preservation because things get so dark. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Bucking Fastard, Werner Herzog’s first fiction film since 2019, belongs to a hallowed lineage of cinema about weird gals getting into mischief. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Imagine a lightweight serum packed with PDRN and hyaluronic acid in spray form, which is perfect for lazy gals like me. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 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 Then in Game 3 Saturday night, host Vegas storms to 4-0 lead, Carolina scores three gals in 39 seconds en route to 4-4 knot; Vegas wins in double-OT. — Greg Cote june 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gals
  1. girlfriends
  2. women
  3. girls
  4. ladies
Noun
  • Their differences come to a head when Swiftie Kira plans to celebrate her birthday on Friday the 13th with a trip to the 13 isles of the Grenadines with her 13 best girlfriends and expects Ben to be present.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • Other bodies were discovered in the Olifantsfontein and Kwa-Thema areas, both about 20 miles from where Moselakgomo and the other four women were found.
    — Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Ahead of King Harald’s funeral this week, some Norwegians are asking why women must cover their faces while men can grieve openly.
    — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • When Jenn tells her that Vicki just doesn’t like new girls, Carmella hits her with a nuke by saying that Vicki is new this year too.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And this is a blatant public display of stripping that from women and girls.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • Still, there’s no panic from the ladies in seafoam even after watching two stars hobbled in a matter of days as the regular season ended.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The store operates with the help of several neighborhood ladies who volunteer their time.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of ladies

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“Gals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gals. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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