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as in filly
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion
found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl
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Recent Examples of girl
Exactly one year after nipping Marist in the state finals at Duluth’s Cecil Morris Field, the Blessed Trinity Titans did it again in an identical manner, edging Marist 1-0 in the GHSA Class 4A girls’ soccer state championship game on Friday night.
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Jeff Gable, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
And for boys and girls, the shoe options will pull from skate- and surf-inspired influences, while delivering toughness and comfort for active, creative lives.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Along with Lucy and Katerina, another girl was seriously injured, but has fully recovered.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Boys and girls had similar overall rates of inhalant use, but females had substantially higher odds of developing inhalant use disorder, which the researchers suggested could be related to prior findings that girls may progress more quickly from experimentation to problematic substance use.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
She's already done the boxing ring girl thing.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
This week, Jennie, one of the four members of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, joins a roundup of some of the most popular solo female artists from that genre to find their way into the uppermost tier.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Ugh, this girl is just using Carter to get beer?
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
The two young girls joined their parents for the men’s singles championship match between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the latter of whom took home the prize.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Jeff Gable, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
And for boys and girls, the shoe options will pull from skate- and surf-inspired influences, while delivering toughness and comfort for active, creative lives.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Along with Lucy and Katerina, another girl was seriously injured, but has fully recovered.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Boys and girls had similar overall rates of inhalant use, but females had substantially higher odds of developing inhalant use disorder, which the researchers suggested could be related to prior findings that girls may progress more quickly from experimentation to problematic substance use.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
She's already done the boxing ring girl thing.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
This week, Jennie, one of the four members of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, joins a roundup of some of the most popular solo female artists from that genre to find their way into the uppermost tier.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Ugh, this girl is just using Carter to get beer?
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
The two young girls joined their parents for the men’s singles championship match between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the latter of whom took home the prize.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
Noun
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Around a century ago, in New York, a white starlet named Irene Delroy got a hot tip from her maid, who was Black.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Colleen Camp, on the other hand, demonstrates a flair for light comedy as an alluring French maid, though the role too often requires her to play second fiddle to her own enhanced bosom.—
Kirk Ellis,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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In 2022, Gretchen and Roy Jackson bought a filly for $240,000.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
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She was widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriends from about 2001 to 2008.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Luo then allegedly went on to contact Edens’ girlfriend at the time, who is now his wife, and his ex-wife with incriminating information regarding their relationship, per the WSJ, citing prosecutors.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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No maiden has won the Preakness in the modern era, with the last victory coming in 1888.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Rather than being hunched over their game consoles, these guys were reenacting a legend that—according to Liane—dates back to the early Middle Ages, featuring a Catholic maiden called Mata and a Muslim prince called Grifone.—
Lee Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 May 2026
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Oh Outlander fam, for old times’ sake, let’s get in one last sing me a song of a lass that is gone, say could that lass be I?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Many thousands have been killed, including babies, small children, pregnant women and elderly people.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Its servers are generally older women who, frankly, all seem to be looking forward to the end of their shifts.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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