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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
What kind of barbaric regime puts a school for little girls in a compound that used to be military?
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Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
For girls, Cheryl Miller still holds the most points scored at 41 when Riverside Poly won Division I in 1982 at the Oakland Coliseum over Los Gatos 77-44.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Pew, which is probably the main source of evidence here, in 2024, found that one-quarter of girls say that social media harms their mental health.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
The next day, Shajareh Tayyebeh, a girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab, was hit in the first wave of strikes on Iran.
—Mahsa Alimardani, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Too soon, just days after an American missile likely killed 175 people at a girls school in Iran?
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s the kind of tough bad girl, Mira.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
During the fight, one girl was seen being slammed to the ground, with a loud bang heard in the footage.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
For girls, Cheryl Miller still holds the most points scored at 41 when Riverside Poly won Division I in 1982 at the Oakland Coliseum over Los Gatos 77-44.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Pew, which is probably the main source of evidence here, in 2024, found that one-quarter of girls say that social media harms their mental health.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
The next day, Shajareh Tayyebeh, a girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab, was hit in the first wave of strikes on Iran.
—Mahsa Alimardani, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Too soon, just days after an American missile likely killed 175 people at a girls school in Iran?
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s the kind of tough bad girl, Mira.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
During the fight, one girl was seen being slammed to the ground, with a loud bang heard in the footage.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
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One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their friendship is put to the test when Ayman meets Sara, the daughter of a wealthy family, for whom his mother works as a maid.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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An undefeated filly won the $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes on Saturday, just not the one that most bettors expected.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).—
Chase Jordan
February 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Police and David’s family say that David, a sophomore at Sequoia High in Redwood City, had no gang ties and was wearing the jacket to celebrate Valentine’s Day with his girlfriend, who wore a pink hoodie that night.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Coberg and the conspirators told the ex-girlfriend to convince the victim to fly to Southern California to meet with her and use drugs together.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The court maidens this year are Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 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 January, the Justice Department opened investigations into 15 school districts and three colleges for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors allege Solis ran a red light at the intersection and hit a 41-year-old Pleasant Hill woman who was crossing the street in a crosswalk.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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