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Recent Examples of girlish
With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
As if the florals weren’t girlish enough, Kidman—styled by Jason Bolden—cinched her waist with a black satin bow belt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
From the pale, girlish gowns of childhood, their wardrobes become elegant in color and pattern, contrasting with one another.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The rounded aspect at the top of her dress was an exquisite touch to an already girlish presentation with the double bow additions.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 May 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
As if the florals weren’t girlish enough, Kidman—styled by Jason Bolden—cinched her waist with a black satin bow belt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
From the pale, girlish gowns of childhood, their wardrobes become elegant in color and pattern, contrasting with one another.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The rounded aspect at the top of her dress was an exquisite touch to an already girlish presentation with the double bow additions.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlish
Adjective
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For some, feminine pursuits were showcased–while for others tailored trousers and button-ups pushed them into a bit of a masculine lane.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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Move more freely this summer with the Desigual Capri Cargo Pants on, styling them with itty-bitty corset tops that mix something feminine into all that tomboyish edginess.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Rustad, who was between 19 and 22 years old at the time of the rapes, was denied youthful parole last year and is no longer eligible to receive it.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Purpose-built for the continent’s youthful and urban population, the development fuses inclusive public spaces with long-term economic opportunity.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Zendesk now is looking to hire young professionals and work alongside the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University to develop talent and bring them into the company.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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The restaurant is frequented by a young late-night crowd that eats under rattan pendant lights.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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There is mom, Hera, and her female babies: Calypso, Calliope, and Pandora.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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While staying in the iconic Savoy Hotel, Cinnamon visits their famed American bar where a bartender tells her the story of Ada Coleman, the bar's first female barkeep, who's responsible for most of its renowned menu.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This does not imply that college students should be taught childish skills but rather acknowledges the need to foster emotional coping skills and positive relationships throughout the academic careers of students.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Real patriots pay no heed to such undemocratic, childish rhetoric.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Lavin said Lukas loved to fish, so there will be a fishing dock in his honor, Genevieve was a girly girl and the boss of her brothers, Ben was artsy, and Archer was athletic.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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Simone Rocha has been making walkable city-friendly, concert-friendly girly footwear fashionable for a minute now, and the world is finally ready.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlish. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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