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Recent Examples of girlhood
There are some parts of girlhood not even tragedy can suppress.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
In rural Costa Rica, Laura steps out of girlhood and into the world of adults.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
But his lucid, sensitive evocations of Blume’s suburban girlhood should put the question of his ability to rest.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
After all, Kay had spent her girlhood minding a growing brood of siblings in a series of small Chinatown apartments with a father whose income could not always sustain a family in much comfort.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Circe and Szu meet as outsiders in their school in Singapore, each other’s only friends, bound by the intense energy of teenage girlhood but also a mutual fascination of Szu’s mother Amisa.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Discuss the psychological and emotional growth tied to the changes from girlhood into womanhood.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Her work explores obsession, sexuality, desire, and the death of girlhood, with plays developed and produced nationwide.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
In rural Costa Rica, Laura steps out of girlhood and into the world of adults.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
But his lucid, sensitive evocations of Blume’s suburban girlhood should put the question of his ability to rest.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
After all, Kay had spent her girlhood minding a growing brood of siblings in a series of small Chinatown apartments with a father whose income could not always sustain a family in much comfort.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Circe and Szu meet as outsiders in their school in Singapore, each other’s only friends, bound by the intense energy of teenage girlhood but also a mutual fascination of Szu’s mother Amisa.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Discuss the psychological and emotional growth tied to the changes from girlhood into womanhood.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Her work explores obsession, sexuality, desire, and the death of girlhood, with plays developed and produced nationwide.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlhood
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One of the gifts the delegation presented to the pope was a plaque with a photo of his boyhood home in Dolton.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Just three blocks north of that spot brings you to James Whitcomb Riley’s boyhood home and museum.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even so, the belief in Mary’s life-long maidenhood is widely shared by members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and by some Lutherans.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2021
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The movie’s point of view is established with a brief opening voice-over by a woman named Sasha, whose reminiscences of childhood, and of her brother Jeremy, make up the bulk of the film.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Instead of singing the full songs or creating a medley, Bieber began searching for his biggest hits on YouTube and singing alongside his childhood self.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the film builds an intimate chronicle of war, exile, and growth, as Israa faces the challenges of adolescence, identity, and belonging far from home.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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His daughter, meanwhile, is reckoning with a changing social and technological world Malcolm never experienced in adolescence.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Girlhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlhood. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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