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Recent Examples of girlfriend The book was separated into sections for family, friends, girlfriends and assistants. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Sep. 2025 Being a girlfriend requires sporting her boyfriend’s team’s jersey. Lauren Morrow september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025 The survey results led to a very interesting list of hot spots where Black singles are finding love and camaraderie, whether that’s finally having someone to do matching pajamas with at home or turning up with new girlfriends for Sunday funday. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025 So, who is Landon Barker's girlfriend? Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for girlfriend
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Noun
  • As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez follows the titular Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón), who seeks a fresh start — and a new identity as a woman — with the help of a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña, in her Oscar-winning role).
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Loveland FoundationProvides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wicks’ modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Someone else Johansson would love to see on SNL this season is her Eleanor the Great leading lady.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Monteverde’s cloud forest is a haven for nature lovers, with canopy walks and wildlife encounters that will delight young and old alike.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Last March, Mariah The Scientist allegedly came to blows with Young Thug’s former lover, Cleopatra Dues, at an Atlanta lounge.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriend. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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