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
Two-thirds of respondents afflicted with alpha-gal reported anxiety or depressive disorders in a 2025 University of Missouri survey.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
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Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
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Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
As a 9-to-5 in-office gal, my mom is always relying on breezy button-downs to get her through summer.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
As a 9-to-5 in-office gal, my mom is always relying on breezy button-downs to get her through summer.
—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
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Hiltz competes in women’s events, but identifies as non-binary and transgender, using they/them pronouns.
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Miki Sudo defended her title as well in the women’s division.
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Dunham, Antonoff's ex-girlfriend, is also a longtime friend of the pop superstar.
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His girlfriend, Syanna Ruiz, held their child in court, demanding the defendants remain behind bars.
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Morrow was part of a group of six women and girls from northeast Kansas and Texas, ranging from childhood to age 85, who visited the Brown site together June 12.
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BangkokReuters — The family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder.
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Much of this episode focused on Rhaenyra’s uncomfortable interactions with various lords and ladies in King’s Landing, from a hostile High Septon to Lord Corlys Velaryon to her new dragonriders.
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Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998.
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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