Thesaurus results for GIRLFRIEND

girlfriend

noun

ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend

Definition of girlfriend

as in woman

a female romantic companion he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years

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Recent Examples of girlfriend Each loving gesture and bashful smile from his aspiring girlfriend Nikki is punctuated by dread, every minute tense and unnerving as her fixation slowly takes a dark turn. — Mariam Bagdady, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 Guillermo Mondragon Rosales was charged with murder Tuesday in connection with the killing of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend's dad, Leonel Pavon, who was 53, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. — Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 29 Sep. 2026 Sure, Verlander was making his final start, but his wife Kate Upton was also retiring after more than a decade of memorable moments in Major League Baseball as a girlfriend and wife of a future Hall of Famer. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Cody’s script follows Roxanne, an obsessive high school senior who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s college campus to win him back, only to wage war on his new girlfriend and accidentally find the first person who truly understands her. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girlfriend

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The Liberty had a rough regular season in the WNBA, falling to eighth place despite having several women’s basketball headliners on the roster.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
With the late morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

Four people, including two teenage girls, were hurt when a Russian drone struck a residential area in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Sunday evening, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of girl

Noun

The supporting cast is well stocked with character actors who bring humor and pathos to this gaggle of spouses, friends, lovers and bootleggers.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Orr’s trail repairs come at a time when outdoors lovers are feeling particularly protective of public lands.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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