as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Noun
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Her sons are older now, 20 and 24, but not much has changed, other than the new dreidel stockings Lewis has added for each of their long-term girlfriends.—
Reia Li,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Cozy, festive, Kansas Chiefs supportively-hued and wintry WAG (the acronym for wives and girlfriends of sports players, for the uninitiated).—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2024
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Known for his work on such TV series as That '70s Show, Men at Work, and The Ranch, Masterson, 48, was arrested in 2020 and charged with raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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For high-achieving women—many of whom serve as community leaders, entrepreneurs or executives—this truth is especially relevant.—
Shay Levister,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Cops are good, criminals are bad, boys are boys, girls are girls.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Horizon and Oak Ridge won games at the Bishop Moore girls basketball tourney, while Boone won at the New Smyrna Beach boys hoops event.—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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Given the past dominance of American ladies skaters, this is a stunning statistic.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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In 1985, the state's Supreme Court ruled that ladies' day promotions at car washes and elsewhere and ladies' night promotions at restaurants and nightclubs violated the act.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Gals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gals. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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