as in women
a female romantic companion
he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years
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Recent Examples of girlfriends
Both ex-girlfriends of Combs accepted gifts, rent payments and luxurious vacations from Combs over their years with him and at times, participated in the planning of freak-offs.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Then, in September 2016, another one of Yust’s former girlfriends, 21-year-old Jessica Runions, was reported missing.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The wives and girlfriends of the players have a very active role at the Ryder Cup these days.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The American golfers were seen with their wives and girlfriends in a suit without a tie and with sneakers on their feet.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Shane sat in a desk-chair combo among men who had killed their girlfriends and wives.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Apart from Swift, the wives and girlfriends of the Chiefs are an impressive group of their own, launching businesses and raising families while being supportive of their partners' careers.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
And so, in June of 2024, on her 30th birthday, during a trip to Joshua Tree in Southern California with her best girlfriends in tow, Jordan popped the question.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
A couple of them bring their girlfriends.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Then, in September 2016, another one of Yust’s former girlfriends, 21-year-old Jessica Runions, was reported missing.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The wives and girlfriends of the players have a very active role at the Ryder Cup these days.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The American golfers were seen with their wives and girlfriends in a suit without a tie and with sneakers on their feet.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Shane sat in a desk-chair combo among men who had killed their girlfriends and wives.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Apart from Swift, the wives and girlfriends of the Chiefs are an impressive group of their own, launching businesses and raising families while being supportive of their partners' careers.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
And so, in June of 2024, on her 30th birthday, during a trip to Joshua Tree in Southern California with her best girlfriends in tow, Jordan popped the question.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
A couple of them bring their girlfriends.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriends
Noun
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Israel needs more women, and Goldberg-Polin would also represent religious people that are more liberal, which the country also needs, Meron says.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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While the rates of women diagnosed with breast cancer have increased, death rates have been declining, and five-year survival rates have risen.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the justices will consider later this term whether states can prevent transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the other Wildemere Beach girls—girls from big blue-collar families whose parents partied on the weekends—had formed a tighter clique that Catherine never would fit into.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each section of the famed hall had its handful of guys wearing snappy button Western shirts and gals wearing loud cowboy hats, like goths sporting black mascara at a My Chemical Romance Halloween gig.—
Adam Gold,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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From splurge-worthy sales to dazzling holiday collections, there is much to look forward to… though few events get the gals going like Merit’s signature makeup bag remix.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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The ladies began going back and forth, taunting one another with ghost writer claims and star power.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And for coffee lovers, the Barista Touch espresso machine delivers café-quality drinks with the tap of a finger.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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That means this fall’s Diet Coke run is a must-grab moment for flavor lovers, retro enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates a good soda throwback.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Girlfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriends. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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