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Recent Examples of girlish
With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
As if the florals weren’t girlish enough, Kidman—styled by Jason Bolden—cinched her waist with a black satin bow belt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
From the pale, girlish gowns of childhood, their wardrobes become elegant in color and pattern, contrasting with one another.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The rounded aspect at the top of her dress was an exquisite touch to an already girlish presentation with the double bow additions.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 May 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
As if the florals weren’t girlish enough, Kidman—styled by Jason Bolden—cinched her waist with a black satin bow belt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
From the pale, girlish gowns of childhood, their wardrobes become elegant in color and pattern, contrasting with one another.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The rounded aspect at the top of her dress was an exquisite touch to an already girlish presentation with the double bow additions.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlish
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Floral and lace prints, often in transparent fabrics, revealed boning and hoop skirt structures, and mutton sleeves added to the feminine innocence that prevailed.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Contrast feminine elements, like a lacy slip dress and embroidered ballerinas, with an oversized boyish button-up for a well-balanced look.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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The coalition seeking to repel Cuomo has framed the choice facing New Yorkers as one between an older, moderate political establishment and a youthful, progressive vision for the party.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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The Oklahoma City Thunder—once known for their youthful potential and stockpile of draft picks—were now NBA champions.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
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But the real treat for me was meeting all these young people who are so extraordinary.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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Central Florida is a diverse and vibrant region that will be strengthened by the full inclusion of these ambitious young people into our economy.—
Darren Soto,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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The female directing duo provided greater motivation for Elio (Yonas Kibreab) to want to be abducted by aliens and strengthened his emotional arc.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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Want to increase your chances, or perhaps your child’s odds, of one day becoming a female CEO?—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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From baby animals to childish drawings, Labubu to Mary Janes, all things cute have entered the mainstream.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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There is something of the rat terrier in her small white face, an intensity that has never seemed childish but unnaturally adult.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Lavin said Lukas loved to fish, so there will be a fishing dock in his honor, Genevieve was a girly girl and the boss of her brothers, Ben was artsy, and Archer was athletic.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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Simone Rocha has been making walkable city-friendly, concert-friendly girly footwear fashionable for a minute now, and the world is finally ready.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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