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Recent Examples of girlhood
This is not fusion, but testament to the world as one big town, as perhaps only a third-culture kid — with Filipino and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, and a girlhood spent in the Deep South — would know.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The goal should be to help create a Black girlhood experience that Black girls do not have to grieve.
—Essence, 11 May 2026
The Claudine series is based on Colette’s girlhood and her days as a young bride, but Willy published them under his own name.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
On the toy's 40th anniversary, correspondent Faith Salie explores how making history come alive is also creating timeless bonds between generations that celebrate girlhood.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Initially unsure of one another, Agnes and Daisy must nevertheless weather the common tribulations of girlhood together, which take on nightmarish new valences inside Gilead.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
There are some parts of girlhood not even tragedy can suppress.
—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
Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The goal should be to help create a Black girlhood experience that Black girls do not have to grieve.
—Essence, 11 May 2026
The Claudine series is based on Colette’s girlhood and her days as a young bride, but Willy published them under his own name.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
On the toy's 40th anniversary, correspondent Faith Salie explores how making history come alive is also creating timeless bonds between generations that celebrate girlhood.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Initially unsure of one another, Agnes and Daisy must nevertheless weather the common tribulations of girlhood together, which take on nightmarish new valences inside Gilead.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
There are some parts of girlhood not even tragedy can suppress.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlhood
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The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Mainoo, 21, was set to sign a new deal at his boyhood club, which was confirmed by the club on Wednesday.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The hamburguesa aplastada, however, a fantastically fatty smash burger with two patties of dry-aged Prime beef and chorizo, began with a backyard burger and boyhood promise.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 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 actors were greeted by the exhibition’s curator, Robin McClellan, who led them to Mozart’s childhood violin, encased in glass.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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When Yuri goes missing, Silvia’s childhood trauma comes to the surface, forcing the woman to confront a still very much present past.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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And while all researchers recognize numerous factors that contribute to this troubling uptick, a key finding by NIH’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is that screen time in late childhood predicts increased depressive symptoms in early adolescence.—
Jean Case,
Time,
14 May 2026
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After spending her adolescence on the British children’s series Malory Towers, the London teen found herself at a crossroads.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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“Girlhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlhood. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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