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 The same day the man's body was found, authorities arrested Wilson, O'Hara's girlfriend, charging her with making false statements to Newton County investigators. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Paxton was also seen partying with Tracy Duhon, a Christian influencer who became his girlfriend. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 Dussie Mae is Ma’s girlfriend but quickly catches the eye of Levee. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026 Mockler’s girlfriend, Eumie Shin, is also a liberal internet influencer, known online as Eumieverse. — Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girlfriend

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Forty years after two powerful men met in Reykjavík, three women—indeed, three world leaders—came together to continue the conversation.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The overwhelming majority of men and women will never hurt anyone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of woman

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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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