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as in maidens
a young unmarried woman
he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like
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as in fillies
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl
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Recent Examples of girls
Advertisement Taliban authorities have imposed numerous restrictions on girls and women in particular, including barring them from holding certain jobs and from attending high school and higher education.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
This at-home fundraiser has since evolved into today’s program, which, while teaching girls entrepreneurial skills, helps fund activities and service projects.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the situation involving the softball player has already prompted another lawsuit by three teenage girls who have had to compete against the trans pitcher.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lisa in Support the Girls went through everything to take care of those girls, and Deandra does have a heart and a capacity to be incredibly selfless.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
The pair sat with the two girls for their virtual appearance on the broadcast.
—Robin Raven, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven children and staff of Camp Mystic, an all-girls sleepaway camp located on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, were killed by the floods in the middle of the night on July 4.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The newspaper clippings shared by deputies talk of two young girls, nicknamed Susie and Connie, found alone in the bathroom and how Ventura County officials were searching for their parents.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The owner was told the full story by the neighbor, who had heard it from two girls staying in a nearby trailer park.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
This at-home fundraiser has since evolved into today’s program, which, while teaching girls entrepreneurial skills, helps fund activities and service projects.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the situation involving the softball player has already prompted another lawsuit by three teenage girls who have had to compete against the trans pitcher.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lisa in Support the Girls went through everything to take care of those girls, and Deandra does have a heart and a capacity to be incredibly selfless.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
The pair sat with the two girls for their virtual appearance on the broadcast.
—Robin Raven, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven children and staff of Camp Mystic, an all-girls sleepaway camp located on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, were killed by the floods in the middle of the night on July 4.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The newspaper clippings shared by deputies talk of two young girls, nicknamed Susie and Connie, found alone in the bathroom and how Ventura County officials were searching for their parents.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The owner was told the full story by the neighbor, who had heard it from two girls staying in a nearby trailer park.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girls
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This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then, in September 2016, another one of Yust’s former girlfriends, 21-year-old Jessica Runions, was reported missing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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