Thesaurus results for FILLY

filly

noun

ˈfi-lē

as in girl

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood she's still a filly, so she has plenty of time to decide what she wants to do in life

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Recent Examples of filly The day before the Kentucky Derby each year is known as Ladies’ Day, with several stakes races for fillies and mares, highlighted by the Kentucky Oaks. —

Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 This is the premier stage for three-year-old fillies. —

Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 Should any additional horses scratch, the Oaks will run with less than a full field of 14 fillies. —

Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The Black-Eyed Susan is the leading race for 3-year-old fillies. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for filly

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Exactly one year after nipping Marist in the state finals at Duluth’s Cecil Morris Field, the Blessed Trinity Titans did it again in an identical manner, edging Marist 1-0 in the GHSA Class 4A girls’ soccer state championship game on Friday night.

— Jeff Gable, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
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— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 May 2026