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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
Detectives said two girls accepted the ride and told the suspect their destination.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Boys Town organization has opened various locations around the country and began admitting girls to its residential programs in 1979.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The slowness of the day, the blue sky rising tall above the house—a house Daithí has built for her and their two girls—Eloise, their baby, will sleep here, in the shade, windows open to the sea air.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
As a goalkeeper for Boswell girls soccer guided by coach Michael Epley, McKenna Leveling warded off a lot of shots on goal in her high school career.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Ave Maria, Florida — One Wednesday this month, loud cries erupted from two teenage girls huddled over a cellphone in the parking lot of a local supermarket.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
And like the young girls throwing touchdown passes, pulling flags and running into the endzone, their success all started as a dream.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
The girls Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game at Worcester Ice Center followed suit with how a cutthroat MIAA girls hockey season unfolded, playing to a 3-2 shootout win with the North All-Stars edging out the South All-Stars on Sunday.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
There’s often a horde of teenage girls seeking his autograph.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Boys Town organization has opened various locations around the country and began admitting girls to its residential programs in 1979.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The slowness of the day, the blue sky rising tall above the house—a house Daithí has built for her and their two girls—Eloise, their baby, will sleep here, in the shade, windows open to the sea air.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
As a goalkeeper for Boswell girls soccer guided by coach Michael Epley, McKenna Leveling warded off a lot of shots on goal in her high school career.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Ave Maria, Florida — One Wednesday this month, loud cries erupted from two teenage girls huddled over a cellphone in the parking lot of a local supermarket.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
And like the young girls throwing touchdown passes, pulling flags and running into the endzone, their success all started as a dream.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
The girls Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game at Worcester Ice Center followed suit with how a cutthroat MIAA girls hockey season unfolded, playing to a 3-2 shootout win with the North All-Stars edging out the South All-Stars on Sunday.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
There’s often a horde of teenage girls seeking his autograph.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girls
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The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).—
Chase Jordan
February 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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Conversations with assistants and girlfriends get cut short or mediated by the very men whose behavior is being questioned.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … GOLDEN STATE WARRIOR — College employee says she's had girlfriends with male genitals amid SJSU trans scandal.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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But the bar maids rallied together and eventually won their fight.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The movie does attempt to gesture at class and race as thematic underpinnings (the maids trapped in The Virgil are mostly non-white, while the villains are rich Caucasians), but like the story and action at large, these go pretty much nowhere, and feel like obligatory symbols.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Despite those risks, women riders in South Florida are becoming more visible on the motorcycle scene, planning their own meetups, safety briefings and events across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.—
Brenda Miranda,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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The resolution was introduced after a New York Times investigation revealed allegations that Chavez raped and abused women and girls.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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