as in women
a female romantic companion
he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years
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Recent Examples of girlfriends
Bright began hiking in the area and brought some of her girlfriends along.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Hey, maybe one of his nearly dead ex-girlfriends is a lawyer?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Mar. 2025
Conviction against certain boyfriends or girlfriends are also prohibiting, but generally only for a period of five years.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
One of the ex-girlfriends, actress Emma Duncan, claimed Majors once choked her and, in another argument, threatened to strangle and kill her.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
But Maura Hooper, one of two of Majors’ ex-girlfriends who gave a pretrial statement to prosecutors in the Jabbari case alleging abuse, in her case emotional abuse, isn’t sold on Majors’ comeback.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The boys see their girlfriends venting about everything wrong in their relationships, save for Shante, whose dancing clip gives the vibe of someone who’s thinking about making an excuse to leave the club early.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Ne-Yo is introducing the world to his new polyamorous lifestyle, sharing photos of his four girlfriends.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
In fact, the group of girlfriends call one another the Maj Squad.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Hey, maybe one of his nearly dead ex-girlfriends is a lawyer?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Mar. 2025
Conviction against certain boyfriends or girlfriends are also prohibiting, but generally only for a period of five years.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
One of the ex-girlfriends, actress Emma Duncan, claimed Majors once choked her and, in another argument, threatened to strangle and kill her.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
But Maura Hooper, one of two of Majors’ ex-girlfriends who gave a pretrial statement to prosecutors in the Jabbari case alleging abuse, in her case emotional abuse, isn’t sold on Majors’ comeback.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The boys see their girlfriends venting about everything wrong in their relationships, save for Shante, whose dancing clip gives the vibe of someone who’s thinking about making an excuse to leave the club early.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Ne-Yo is introducing the world to his new polyamorous lifestyle, sharing photos of his four girlfriends.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
In fact, the group of girlfriends call one another the Maj Squad.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriends
Noun
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There are 27 teams — men, women and juniors from eight years up — and 750 members.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Popular belief held that women were incapable of withstanding high altitudes, savage elements, and carrying heavy loads without men’s help.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The last time the Coventry girls basketball team won a state championship, not only were none of the players born yet, neither was their coach.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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The actress, 23, bonded with young girls dressed like her princess character during a sweet moment captured at the live-action film’s Los Angeles premiere on Saturday, March 15.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After all of the ladies make their entrance, Grant is pulled for some one-on-one conversations.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The ladies wrapped up the night with only one side of the story.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Oreo Brownie Frosty Fusion is made for chocolate lovers.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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For many writers and word lovers — the very people any spelling reformer needs to convince — there’s a hand-me-down charm to these marks of distinction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Girlfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriends. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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