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Recent Examples of girlie
In an era of girly pop, the group’s star is sure to continue to rise.
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Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Valentine's Day is the perfect time of year for a fun and girly manicure.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
There are endless ways to style these skirts, whether girly, sporty, or something else.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
The Skims founder just embraced the girly, ruffly, bow-loving look with a festive—and somewhat unexpected—hairstyle.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
These girlie pops are giving us driving bangers.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This week, the I Love LA cast continued on the press tour, delighting in their glammed up Hollywood girly looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
These $14 Ruffle Ankle Socks would look great with these $36 Mary Jane Ballet Flats, creating a chic, girly look—while this Brushed Bomber Jacket is a great bargain at just $56 and can dress up any look while keeping you warm.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Ekouaer Satin Long-Sleeve Button Down Pajama Set These pink and red pajamas have an adorable bow pattern that’s girly, cheery, and fitting for the season of gifting.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Valentine's Day is the perfect time of year for a fun and girly manicure.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
There are endless ways to style these skirts, whether girly, sporty, or something else.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
The Skims founder just embraced the girly, ruffly, bow-loving look with a festive—and somewhat unexpected—hairstyle.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
These girlie pops are giving us driving bangers.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This week, the I Love LA cast continued on the press tour, delighting in their glammed up Hollywood girly looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
These $14 Ruffle Ankle Socks would look great with these $36 Mary Jane Ballet Flats, creating a chic, girly look—while this Brushed Bomber Jacket is a great bargain at just $56 and can dress up any look while keeping you warm.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Ekouaer Satin Long-Sleeve Button Down Pajama Set These pink and red pajamas have an adorable bow pattern that’s girly, cheery, and fitting for the season of gifting.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlie
Adjective
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Take a cue from this blonde billionaire and pair your outerwear with a sophisticated matching bag and feminine ballet flats.—
Collette Grimes,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nicky Hilton Rothschild Hilton Rothschild made her case for the return of coquette — a post-pandemic trend centered around hyper-feminine fashion — with a half-up pony secured by a satin ribbon, which mirrored the design on her Marc Jacobs dress.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her girlish pout, tiny waist and generous bust were often more appreciated than her talent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
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As mainstream culture embraces girlish femininity alongside an ahistoric raw-milked nostalgia for a trad past, the sheep becomes a totem of the submissive, sacrificial role for women and girls in a new gender landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the left: a photograph of a blurred womanly figure, her white dress smeared into an avian or angelic wingspan, her head eerily effaced, allowing the forest behind her to show sharply through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Her course to bobsled success has been arduous and circuitous, including moments of firsts for a woman – one of the firsts to pilot a mixed-gender team in four-man, and the first to drive an all-female team against men in a World Cup – and fights for a woman.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The adjacent gallery space features an installation of works by female artists curated especially for Hearst by Sarah Calodney Advisory and Associates.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Throughout the 1900s, and even into the ‘80s and ’90s, women often were encouraged to be more effeminate, and male counterparts were told to embrace their masculinity.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Phil initially teases Peter for being weak and effeminate.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Girlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlie. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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