as in women
a female romantic companion
he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years
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Recent Examples of girlfriends
Thompson said Carolina has always been the first one to welcome new families to town and does so much for the wives and girlfriends.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Christopher Masterson, the only married sibling on the series, is also married in real life, as are Frankie Muniz and Justin Berfield, whose on-screen girlfriends never made it past a few episodes.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Later, Combs and his girlfriends often watched the films together.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Combs has acknowledged abusing his former girlfriends.
—Reuters, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Russell denied involvement, saying one of Johnson’s girlfriends may have set him up.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Swift has a lot of close girlfriends to choose from, from Selena Gomez to Gigi Hadid, Brittany Mahomes, future sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, and the Haim sisters.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
This sparks all kinds of adverse reaction, mainly from McCarthy’s snotty pals and girlfriends, a tribe so fiercely materialistic and shallow as to make current Less Than Zero-types seem well rounded by comparison.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Sheila started to see a lot more girlfriends and wives and get really close with them.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Christopher Masterson, the only married sibling on the series, is also married in real life, as are Frankie Muniz and Justin Berfield, whose on-screen girlfriends never made it past a few episodes.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Later, Combs and his girlfriends often watched the films together.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Combs has acknowledged abusing his former girlfriends.
—Reuters, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Russell denied involvement, saying one of Johnson’s girlfriends may have set him up.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Swift has a lot of close girlfriends to choose from, from Selena Gomez to Gigi Hadid, Brittany Mahomes, future sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, and the Haim sisters.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
This sparks all kinds of adverse reaction, mainly from McCarthy’s snotty pals and girlfriends, a tribe so fiercely materialistic and shallow as to make current Less Than Zero-types seem well rounded by comparison.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Sheila started to see a lot more girlfriends and wives and get really close with them.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriends
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While Kirk was praised by conservatives as a champion of free speech, he was also criticized for comments that many other Americans found hateful toward LGBTQ+ communities, non-Christians, people of color and women.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Gray said the two women did not know each other.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The problem with that is that changing your life, and really believing, is so much harder than, for example, smoking weed and dancing with girls at a party.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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This week's hearing, which could produce the most extensive public comment from the all-girls Christian camp's operators, comes amid their application for a state license to reopen Camp Mystic this summer on a part of campus that did not flood.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The gals’ night together becomes an illuminating, madcap journey, transforming their feud into friendship.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the documentary, which features talking head commentary, copious archival footage (even as kids, Mayeri and Hall adored recording their antics on home video), and new interviews, the X-Cetra gals speak openly and honestly about their friendships and the early years that fostered them.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Although she’s considered one of today’s most recognizable leading ladies, Jenna Ortega was ready to throw in the towel after her days as a child actor.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes having a normie on the cast balances the energy of the more eccentric ladies and can even lead to some fun, Jury Duty–esque humor that emerges when a regular person watches larger-than-life drama unfold around them.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Admittedly, this is not the first time Martin has seen two generations of Rent lovers living under one roof.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Girlfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriends. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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