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Recent Examples of girlhood
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.
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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
Cancer, kismet and the comfort of girlhood Taylor and Finkel know not all cancer patients have a best friend who lives close enough to go to appointments with them, let alone the time to do so.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The response felt like a celebration of girlhood.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
This year’s nostalgia for Jane Austen interiors (which has also dovetailed with the return of the canopy bed and is not unrelated to the resurgence of perpetual girlhood) has put candlelit lighting back on the map, and retailers are meeting the moment with modern iterations of the antique.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
An explicit act of transcending her girlhood, and welcoming new parts of herself.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
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
Cancer, kismet and the comfort of girlhood Taylor and Finkel know not all cancer patients have a best friend who lives close enough to go to appointments with them, let alone the time to do so.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The response felt like a celebration of girlhood.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
This year’s nostalgia for Jane Austen interiors (which has also dovetailed with the return of the canopy bed and is not unrelated to the resurgence of perpetual girlhood) has put candlelit lighting back on the map, and retailers are meeting the moment with modern iterations of the antique.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
An explicit act of transcending her girlhood, and welcoming new parts of herself.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlhood
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The film explores cultural themes that touch on Black boyhood, familial relationships, growing up in the church, crime, forgiveness and redemption.—
Kara Frame,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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The architect’s roots in the area run deep—his mother’s side of the family farmed the land from his boyhood—and today, the Taliesin estate functions as something of a crash course for architectural enthusiasts hoping to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 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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Now, her childhood and family continues to fuel her writing titles that celebrate female empowerment, leadership, and heroes.—
Maressa Brown,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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She is also set to release her memoir, with a title and release date yet to be announced, that chronicles her life, largely ignoring her time on ANTM, instead focusing on her childhood and her family, including her mother, who died in 2022.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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What unfolds is a deeply personal chronicle of war, exile and heartbreak, as Israa grows up navigating adolescence, identity and belonging far from the home she was forced to leave.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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So, get ready to travel to Sweden for a taste of adolescence full of smiles, tears, dancing, messing around – and skateboards.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Girlhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlhood. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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