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 Two 20-something girlfriends shared a plate to my right, while a group of middle-aged white men traveling from Houston took up a conversation with the cashier. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Most coverage treated them as curiosities, a labor squabble in a faraway factory town, an authoritarian quirk about digital girlfriends. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Platner, for example, hung onto support from prominent Democrats even after a report of intimidating behavior toward girlfriends. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 And never mind the allegations of volatile behavior from a couple of past girlfriends; one of them is a Republican activist. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 The longtime couple’s son Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, were at the opening, too, bringing their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull, 24, and Jackie Apostel, 30. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 The politician faced pressure from party leaders to end his bid after one of his former girlfriends accused him of rape. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2026 My childhood girlfriends at our high school reunion beside Karl Lagerfeld and Lindsay Lohan at Bungalow 8. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026 As the only single player on Team Europe during the 2023 Ryder Cup, the golfer humorously posed with all of his teammates' wives and girlfriends following their win in Rome. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriends
  1. women
  2. girls
  3. gals
  4. ladies
  5. lovers
Noun
  • But the two young women, who last year launched Cascade, are not concerned about being taken seriously in a traditionally conservative sector dominated by men.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Kelli stays strong as Shamea’s last standing soldier, accusing the other women of trusting a known liar.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • Home to Camp Rockmont for boys and Merri-Mac for girls (among others), this small Blue Ridge Mountain town is just 15 miles east of Asheville.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • Patty, an aerobics instructor, went to the bar with a coworker for a girls’ night out, according to the Gifford family.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • This versatile style is great for the lazy gals who like to just get out of the shower and go.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • All the low-maintenance gals out there can sit pretty with a no-frills lob like this one by stylist Ashley Ruiz.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Definition of gals
Noun
  • The ladies really do it up, particularly Tamra and Vicki, who definitely hired a makeup artist to make them into the female version of Bad Grandpa.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • New friends bring new drama; from the glitzy beaches of Palm Beach to the private dunes of the Hamptons, the ladies expand their exclusive social circle, bringing in new hijinks, posh parties, and so much more.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of ladies
Noun
  • This is the Prairie School thumbprint that Condé Nast Traveler ranks among the world's best small cities for architecture lovers.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • And despite wrapping production before the Canadian series aired, this new movie also mirrors it with a scene in which the two lovers stare at each other across a crowded nightclub dance floor.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of lovers

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