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Recent Examples of girlfriend
His girlfriend called her friends a few times to help.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Sagal will play Mavis, described as Heidi’s dad’s new girlfriend.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 June 2026
His ring girl and influencer girlfriend was making her runway debut.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
His software developer job at a big bank is about 35 miles away and his girlfriend lives on the other side of the Phoenix metro area.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 1 June 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Sagal will play Mavis, described as Heidi’s dad’s new girlfriend.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 June 2026
His ring girl and influencer girlfriend was making her runway debut.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
His software developer job at a big bank is about 35 miles away and his girlfriend lives on the other side of the Phoenix metro area.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriend
Noun
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The ancient tile game of Mahjong is making a major comeback in the United States, and for a group of local women, the surge in popularity is good news for their brains.—
Lauren Pastrana,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Now, 11 years after the first Ni Una Menos protest created a collective consciousness about what would come to be known as femicide — the killing of women and girls because of their gender — the nation is convulsing with anger once again.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Teen Choice Awards for her time as iconic mean girl Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Hester referred to Suski signing onto a friend of the court brief in support of a suit challenging West Virginia's law banning transgender girls from competing on female high school or college teams.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Additionally, the billowy skirt is the perfect length, even on a long-legged lady like me.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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My office is six milk crates with a board on top of them in the corner of my kitchen, and this lady has a whole squat rack on her second floor with its own shower?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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The worn penny tile floor and brick wall collection of show posters—Soundgarden, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, Alice in Chains—are hallowed ground on any grunge lover's pilgrimage to the state.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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For nature lovers, surfers, divers and fishermen, the setting offers both seclusion and connection.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriend. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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