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Recent Examples of girlfriend
An active-duty Bridgeport firefighter was killed after his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend shot him in a fit of rage at a Connecticut home, according to an arrest warrant.
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Tony Aiello, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The deaths of King’s girlfriend, 31-year-old Felisha Matthews, their child in common, 4-year-old Ava King, and Matthews’ daughter from a previous relationship, 12-year-old Mileena Matthews, were ruled homicides, according to the spokesperson.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Goldberg attacked his then-girlfriend, Caroline Schwitzky, during an argument aboard a boat at Boca Bash on April 24, 2022.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
His girlfriend, Leona Alvarado, also 16 and from Georgia, wore a matching American flag dress and cape and cowboy boots.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Tony Aiello, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The deaths of King’s girlfriend, 31-year-old Felisha Matthews, their child in common, 4-year-old Ava King, and Matthews’ daughter from a previous relationship, 12-year-old Mileena Matthews, were ruled homicides, according to the spokesperson.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Goldberg attacked his then-girlfriend, Caroline Schwitzky, during an argument aboard a boat at Boca Bash on April 24, 2022.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
His girlfriend, Leona Alvarado, also 16 and from Georgia, wore a matching American flag dress and cape and cowboy boots.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriend
Noun
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In the 19th, Grace Panetta studied the answers in another Navigator focus group, from young women worried about economic ups and downs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The volunteers included a divinity student on spring break and a woman with a long gray braid who told me that some of the defendants had helped out at her community garden.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The dominance of the Montverde girls soccer team was obvious throughout the 2025-26 season and it’s certainly reflected in this year’s Sentinel All-Area soccer selections, as nine Eagles players made this list.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The lady Rams brought home the CIF girls soccer championship title for the first time since the school's 1982 inaugural season.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lady writing to you is almost 100 years old.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Her lover, Cavaradossi, is accused of helping an enemy of the state, and is framed by a corrupt and violent police chief, Baron Scarpia.—
Courtney Lewis,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriend. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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