as in woman
a female romantic companion
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Recent Examples of gal
These gals can talk about anything, share embarrassing moments or get out of harm's way together.
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Sophie Dodd, People.com, 9 July 2025
Pep Comics #26, 1942 Known as Riverdale’s privileged princess, Veronica Lodge is the richest gal in town.
—Anna Turning, NBC news, 29 June 2025
Unfortunately for White and Moody, 19-year-old gals are the primary writers of fan fiction and being airlifted by your security guard is just a Wattpad story that writes itself.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Follow your favorite single gals looking for love in the big city.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 10 June 2025
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Sophie Dodd, People.com, 9 July 2025
Pep Comics #26, 1942 Known as Riverdale’s privileged princess, Veronica Lodge is the richest gal in town.
—Anna Turning, NBC news, 29 June 2025
Unfortunately for White and Moody, 19-year-old gals are the primary writers of fan fiction and being airlifted by your security guard is just a Wattpad story that writes itself.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Follow your favorite single gals looking for love in the big city.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
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Every student who takes Lavigne’s class, every young person who sees a Black woman owning and operating a cooking school in New Orleans, receives a different message about what’s possible.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Mountain West hired the firm to handle the investigation in the same month that the same firm represented the conference to protect Fleming's eligibility in a request for preliminary injunction to have the trans athlete disqualified from women's competition and the conference tournament.—
Ryan Gaydos , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Unlike their relatively simple origin in the comic—a brilliant scientist, his best friend, his girlfriend and her kid brother go into space and are bombarded by cosmic rays—the creation of the Fantastic Four title is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and litigation.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Matos’ girlfriend and some family members are with him in the hospital.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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In 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the first lady keeping her offices in the wing, alongside the social secretary.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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My mom is well known around these parts for her special custard-style baked mac-and-cheese, an adaptation of a recipe from the iconic Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook (basically a small-town Southern lady’s culinary bible).—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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