as in beaux
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of boyfriends
There will be times when too much time on my hands leads to nonsense, like deep character dives on Instagram regarding the wives of ex-boyfriends.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Kendall Jenner stars in a new Fanatics Sportsbook ad that sees her poking fun at some of her ex-boyfriends.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sylvia, has boyfriends of her own but can’t abide Hank’s obvious passion for Davis.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Johnson, her sister, and their respective boyfriends, lived in the home along with their mother.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Jan. 2026
There's a lot of change and also new friends, new friendship grounds and the idea of boyfriends.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
But what Andrea most wanted was for Swift to try something different, loosely but somewhat explicitly nodding to the fact that her three boyfriends before Kelce were all moody British guys.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Also in January, fans had hoped to see Steinfeld and friend Taylor Swift reunite as the singers' boyfriends competed at Highmark Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Bills, who had the home-field advantage.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Kendall Jenner stars in a new Fanatics Sportsbook ad that sees her poking fun at some of her ex-boyfriends.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
His wife, Sylvia, has boyfriends of her own but can’t abide Hank’s obvious passion for Davis.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Johnson, her sister, and their respective boyfriends, lived in the home along with their mother.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Jan. 2026
There's a lot of change and also new friends, new friendship grounds and the idea of boyfriends.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
But what Andrea most wanted was for Swift to try something different, loosely but somewhat explicitly nodding to the fact that her three boyfriends before Kelce were all moody British guys.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Also in January, fans had hoped to see Steinfeld and friend Taylor Swift reunite as the singers' boyfriends competed at Highmark Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Bills, who had the home-field advantage.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriends
Noun
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Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.—
Miami Herald Staff Reports,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Andrea showed videos on her phone of their huge boys, born just eighteen months apart, lion cubs who played high school soccer.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Women in crisp, white blouses and stylish glasses sip on their complimentary check-in margaritas while their husbands in loafers, jeans, and blue blazers wheel their bags into the library to catch a peek at the 3,700-volume collection.—
Diana Oates,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the strictly patriarchal organization, reports the Advisor’s interviewees, husbands and fathers commonly scream at or hit their wives and children.—
Jane Borden,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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