Thesaurus results for GALS

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

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Noun

But the day after Mother’s Day in 2017—which Jen memorialized by sending a group text to myself and the core girlfriends with a snapshot of her two toddlers on a big rock in Puerto Rico—Jen’s private plane fell out of the sky.

— Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
Here’s what 11 of his ex-girlfriends and former Playboy Playmates have had to say about the experience — both good and bad.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
How a group of young Black women helped Democrat Scott Colom do the unthinkable, potentially flipping a deep-red Senate seat.

— Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of women

Noun

Counselors and social workers tried to help students get through the shock and grief of the loss of the two girls at the west suburban school, which generally serves students ages 5 through 10.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
The runner finished 76th in a JV meet in his first race as a boy, but won a varsity meet upon switching to the girls' team and prevented girls from advancing to the regional and state meets.

— Matt Calkins, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of girls

Noun

So on a bi-monthly basis, the hotel would have 50-75 young active duty men and ladies, stuck in a hotel for 3 weeks, with nothing to do except go to class, work out, and collect per diem.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
The Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular opened this week at Radio City Music Hall with the 84 leggy ladies back better than ever.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

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