as in girls
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
a pretty young lassie of 16 years
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Noun
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Other Fort Worth-area winners Arlington Martin’s Camille Rainey won a girls Class 6A individual state title in the 130-pound bracket with a 9-2 decision victory over Rockwall’s Avery Fitzgerald.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Renee Turpa spent 17 years as girls varsity basketball coach, becoming one of the winningest coaches in Portage history for any sport.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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“Lassies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassies. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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