as in beau
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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The boyfriend, who was not identified by police, was out of state at the time of her death, the local outlet found, citing police.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Shortly after the ceremony, a family source confirmed to PEOPLE that Zendaya's Spider-Man costar and boyfriend of three years, Tom Holland, had proposed over the holidays.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
At first, police focused their investigation on Mack’s former boyfriend, who failed two lie-detector tests, but he was never charged.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, up in the stands, Taylor Swift was watching that Fritz-Sinner match with her NFL-star boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, who’d turned up camera-ready in, respectively, Gucci and Prada.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Shortly after the ceremony, a family source confirmed to PEOPLE that Zendaya's Spider-Man costar and boyfriend of three years, Tom Holland, had proposed over the holidays.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
At first, police focused their investigation on Mack’s former boyfriend, who failed two lie-detector tests, but he was never charged.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, up in the stands, Taylor Swift was watching that Fritz-Sinner match with her NFL-star boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, who’d turned up camera-ready in, respectively, Gucci and Prada.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriend. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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