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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
Before Thursday night’s ceremony, Stafford walked the red carpet with his wife and daughters, the young girls all wearing similar dresses.
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Marist and Greater Atlanta Christian swept boys and girls swimming and diving championships Thursday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center while Midtown junior Sarah Paisley Owen continued to build on one of the strongest high school resumes in state history.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
What kind of mean girl would confide in me about her husband Evan’s depression and their financial struggles and her estrangement from her father?
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Rafiki, a love story between two teenage girls in Nairobi, was the first Kenyan film selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
In the iconic teen movie, Rachael Leigh Cook plays a nerdy girl who, in one scene, undergoes a makeover and rocks a red spaghetti strap minidress with a brown bob.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
One little girl who was walking ahead started to panic and ran back toward Argueta.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed Friday two girls missing out of Brighton were found safe.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Marist and Greater Atlanta Christian swept boys and girls swimming and diving championships Thursday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center while Midtown junior Sarah Paisley Owen continued to build on one of the strongest high school resumes in state history.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
What kind of mean girl would confide in me about her husband Evan’s depression and their financial struggles and her estrangement from her father?
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Rafiki, a love story between two teenage girls in Nairobi, was the first Kenyan film selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
In the iconic teen movie, Rachael Leigh Cook plays a nerdy girl who, in one scene, undergoes a makeover and rocks a red spaghetti strap minidress with a brown bob.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
One little girl who was walking ahead started to panic and ran back toward Argueta.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed Friday two girls missing out of Brighton were found safe.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
Noun
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Sophie, meanwhile, is a maid at Penwood House.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026
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In Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s, a young white woman teams up with two Black maids to document the realities of domestic work in segregated households.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cruz and Romeo stepped out with their respective girlfriends ahead of Paris Fashion Week, showcasing the closeness of their relationship.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 100 people have flown on the rocket since Bezos himself boarded New Shepard for its maiden crewed spaceflight in July 2021, including celebrities like actor William Shatner and musical artist Katy Perry.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Chargers have been impressive in their D-1 maiden voyage, winning seven games (three over D-1 schools) and posting a 2-2 mark so far in the NEC.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 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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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
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In 2021, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a study that said transgender women maintain an advantage over biological women even after a year of hormone therapy treatment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Among the Palestinians killed Wednesday were at least five children, seven women and an on-duty paramedic, according to hospital officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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