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 This is a complicated love story of a man falling for the girlfriend of his best friend of twenty years. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Chef Franco Moya, 37, and his girlfriend traveled nearly 620 miles from Santa Cruz, a town in central Chile’s Colchagua Valley, to several parts of the desert to celebrate his birthday. — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Maybe going on a walk with one of my girlfriends, relaxing, being outside, swimming in a lake, maybe doing an activity and maybe just going for a really nice dinner. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Back with his mother, Sean reconnects with former girlfriend Mairéad (Jessica Reynolds), and slowly finds through writing a way to move forward. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girlfriend

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Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
The actual point of the scene, however, is for both women to talk about their relationships.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

The story centers on an everyday girl who is handed an unlikely chance at glory through an unusual contest.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Argentina’s queen of perreo-rave has become a South American it-girl, landing buzzy domestic collaborations with Dillom and Emilia Mernes, and strutting into the international spotlight with guest spots on tracks from Shy Girl and Yeri Mua.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of girl

Noun

The sea hag in Widow’s Bay, by contrast, is a monstrous cross between Samara from The Ring, the entity from It Follows, and the lady in the bathtub from The Shining.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
In my novel, Schar’s archnemesis, head deaconess Sheila Battle, began as a typical judgmental, holier-than-thou church lady.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Art lovers should aim to be there in April when Joali hosts its annual Imagi-Nature Art Festival.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The undead hero initially turns agains the X-Men and serves Apocalypse, but Gambit’s lover Rogue is able to save him by harnessing the enormous power of a Celestial and offering to sacrifice herself.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

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