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Recent Examples of girlfriend
The name and a photo of a suspect wanted for slashing his ex-girlfriend and stabbing to death a man visiting her Queens apartment were released by the NYPD Monday.
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Flay, 61, first revealed that girlfriend Williamson was becoming a team captain while chatting with PEOPLE at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) in February.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
That same day, Julie Harding was arrested in Kentucky on suspicion of criminal trespassing after allegedly harassing her husband’s girlfriend.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Flay, 61, first revealed that girlfriend Williamson was becoming a team captain while chatting with PEOPLE at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) in February.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
That same day, Julie Harding was arrested in Kentucky on suspicion of criminal trespassing after allegedly harassing her husband’s girlfriend.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriend
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Italy trained here before playing qualifiers at the Mapei, a ground which has hosted, among other things, Coppa Italia finals and the women’s Champions League final 10 years ago.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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And there was going to be an awful lot of emotional resonance and relatability with today’s generation of young women with Mary Bennet, more so than there would be [with Elizabeth Bennet.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In girls track, Montverde won 2A R2.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The ladies haven’t had that problem, lurching out of the gate like the racehorses at Ascot.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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In regards to the Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reteam exceeding $80M+, the pic really needs the date crowd, Prada fanatics, and ladies night to make a trail toward multiplexes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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People who collect rare books are book lovers, first and foremost.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriend. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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