Thesaurus results for GIRLFRIENDS

girlfriends

noun

plural of girlfriend

as in women

a female romantic companion he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years

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Recent Examples of girlfriends Big families sit right next to groups of girlfriends and couples on date nights. — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026 Rouse said the searches included employees from the Delaware County DA's office, ex-girlfriends, court staff, local individuals and Chester City personnel. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Like many girlfriends throughout history, Marilyn wound up spending a lot of time with her boyfriend’s best friend. — Blake J. Harris, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Both players, arrested in the offseason on charges tied to domestic abuse involving their girlfriends, remain the subjects of ongoing league investigations. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 There was a coordinated social media effort by the NFL to allow some of the league’s star quarterbacks — namely Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow and Jaxson Dart — to have their popular girlfriends canoodling with them at preseason practices. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Zverev's ascension to the top ranking comes after two of his ex-girlfriends accused him of physical abuse. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 The show follows the wives, girlfriends and partners of prisoners, with Glen playing a career criminal whose lavish lifestyle is running out, along with his money. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Ne-Yo endeared himself to a legion of women bruised by the very men who’d eventually steer R&B into an era of lawlessness.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
People with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children and anyone 65 or older are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, and Turner urged anyone fitting those categories to take extra precautions this season.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of women

Noun

For the 15th time in the last 16 years, Palisades and Granada Hills met for the City Section Open Division girls’ tennis championship Wednesday afternoon.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Arizona and Colorado have proposals to ban transgender students in girls school and college sports, with Arizona expanding a current ban by including restrictions on locker rooms and other areas.

— Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of girls

Noun

Just like the guys, the gals danced to a top-charting song from the year they were born.

— Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
The two Targaryen gals presented Sally Field with the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of gals

Noun

The ladies’ restroom at work has a push-open door; there is no latch and no handle on the outside.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
The Gilded Age would generally prefer that nothing disrupt the basic contours of its serene status quo, where ladies in hats sit in drawing rooms and deliver smiling rebukes of one another’s decor.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of ladies

Noun

For the aesthetes who have already seen the latest exhibition at MoMA, this weekend guide for design lovers is intended to point you in a few other directions (and no, this does not include that viral room full of dirt in SoHo).

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Midnight is full of clocks and mirrors, and Hall often structures songs and plot points around countdowns to midnight, when his lovers meet in secret.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

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