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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
In May 2024, two young girls came home from their Winnetka daycare exhibiting abnormal behavior.
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Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Alber also said having 10 girls sitting in the front added around 1,000 pounds to the bow and likely affected the boat’s speed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The Somers boys joined the Somers girls team as state champions; the Spartans girls beat Lauralton Hall 11-10 Saturday for the Class S title.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Stella’s big-screen debut is her biggest role to date, cast from among hundreds of girls nationwide vying for the part.
—Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
And when Sithole wanted to join a boys' soccer team in her neighborhood in Soweto, near Johannesburg, her grandmother didn't tell her that wasn't what girls did.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Fast forward a couple of decades, and the duo has joined forces for Find Your Friends, a nightmarish new horror-thriller about a girls' trip gone wrong.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Bess Wohl encouraged women and girls to tell their stories.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Backstage, a handful of high-spirited elementary-age girls — known as Vista Horizon, a K-pop quintet from K-town — waved to them in awe and offered their congratulations.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Alber also said having 10 girls sitting in the front added around 1,000 pounds to the bow and likely affected the boat’s speed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The Somers boys joined the Somers girls team as state champions; the Spartans girls beat Lauralton Hall 11-10 Saturday for the Class S title.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Stella’s big-screen debut is her biggest role to date, cast from among hundreds of girls nationwide vying for the part.
—Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
And when Sithole wanted to join a boys' soccer team in her neighborhood in Soweto, near Johannesburg, her grandmother didn't tell her that wasn't what girls did.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Fast forward a couple of decades, and the duo has joined forces for Find Your Friends, a nightmarish new horror-thriller about a girls' trip gone wrong.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Bess Wohl encouraged women and girls to tell their stories.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Backstage, a handful of high-spirited elementary-age girls — known as Vista Horizon, a K-pop quintet from K-town — waved to them in awe and offered their congratulations.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girls
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Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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It’s been 20 years now that the women partners of professional athletes — their wives and girlfriends — have been known as WAGs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Meghan hosted a game night with some girlfriends at the couple's home in Montecito, California, as evidenced by one of her best friend's latest Instagram posts.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Now footsteps are heard rushing up from the floor below, and Varsha is soon surrounded by her aunt’s retinue of maids and household staff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The footage shows men and women with bags over their heads, chained to the wall in the underground tunnels, looking not that dissimilar from detainees at Abu Ghraib.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Some of the women said the male operators assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and Paradise Island beaches, according to the security alert.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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