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 Now, with the dust of the last few years settling, Munn is recentering her focus on what brings her happiness, such as going back to work, hanging out with her close girlfriends, date nights with her husband, and all things fashion. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 And then there are the dozens of examples of rogue cops using Flock cameras for their own personal agendas, such as tracking wives, girlfriends or ex-girlfriends. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Platner exited the race as reports about controversial behavior with past girlfriends snuffed out support for his campaign. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 Here’s a look at a few of the WAGs — wives and girlfriends — who will be cheering on Chiefs players this season. — Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026 Some of Pasquarosa’s closest girlfriends also drove from Boston to surprise her. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Collegians play, just us next to parents and girlfriends of the players. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 Maine Democrats nominated Platner despite a bouquet of red flags, including a Nazi tattoo and allegations of volatile behavior from past girlfriends. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 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

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Noun

None of these ideas were invented by Instagram or by women alone; the concept of the attention economy dates to the early 1970s, and the notion that no press is bad press has existed since the 19th century.

— Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
A lot of it was gate-kept, especially from women, and tailored toward men.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of women

Noun

But even as the culture seems fairly concerned with the way famous women look, and the impact these images have on young girls and teenagers, the conversation around men and their body image has been lean.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Internal documents show Meta officials knew that Instagram harmed teen girls and chose not to disclose it.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of girls

Noun

Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of gals

Noun

Honestly, her life is more similar to the Salt Lake City ladies than to the other Beverly Hills Housewives.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Just a few days earlier at Palazzo Brancaccio, the ladies of the Roman aristocracy had vied to appear in the ballroom scenes, perhaps hoping to meet Gregory Peck.

— Daria Egidi, Vanity Fair, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of ladies

Noun

Board game lovers will soon be able to nerd out at a new store and may even get the chance to play a few rounds inside a former bank vault.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

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