as in beau
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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In a viral TikTok clip, the boyfriend, Gabriel Meese, 27, is seen trying to secretly get the engagement ring from a bag—but his girlfriend, Cassidy Dubois, 25, keeps moving it, causing Gabe to frantically try to stop her.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
For the first time in her career, Max cut ties with Cirkut, her former boyfriend and longtime producer, and Madison Love, her ex-co-writer and former friend.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Otherwise, Gauff sounds like any other 21-year-old, enjoying time with her boyfriend, messing around on TikTok, and showing off her first Labubu.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
Also back on Bravo, years after getting fired from Vanderpump for racist mischief, was perennial pot-stirrer Kristen Doute, now trying to get pregnant with her boyfriend, soft-spoken L.A. outsider Luke Broderick.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
For the first time in her career, Max cut ties with Cirkut, her former boyfriend and longtime producer, and Madison Love, her ex-co-writer and former friend.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Otherwise, Gauff sounds like any other 21-year-old, enjoying time with her boyfriend, messing around on TikTok, and showing off her first Labubu.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
Also back on Bravo, years after getting fired from Vanderpump for racist mischief, was perennial pot-stirrer Kristen Doute, now trying to get pregnant with her boyfriend, soft-spoken L.A. outsider Luke Broderick.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriend
Noun
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Among the film’s challenges were intimate scenes between María Ángeles and her new beau (Ahmed Boulane), which are sensitively handled.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Swift + Travis Kelce engaged Swift and her longtime beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, announced their engagement on Tuesday with a series of photos shared to Instagram.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There was the upper-class shop owner and her put-upon husband.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The dwindling prospects lead Ana and her husband, like many of the region’s younger people, to move to Germany for work.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriend. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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