as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
a number of women have been suggested as the inamorata who inspired such passionate love poetry
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Noun
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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 -
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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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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In May 2024, two young girls came home from their Winnetka daycare exhibiting abnormal behavior.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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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
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“Inamoratas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inamoratas. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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