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as in maidens
a young unmarried woman
he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like
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as in fillies
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl
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Recent Examples of girls
And when the hydration from masks, oils, and butters isn’t cutting it, there’s steaming, something curly hair girls already know very well, says Kiana Rae Brown, a curly hair specialist and owner of West Coast Curls Salon in Los Angeles.
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Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
In Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger speaks Spanish in a radio ad about being a mother of three girls who attended public school.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Investigators reportedly found images of underage girls in their underwear on his phone.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1979, when Chile was under the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, 19-year-old Soto gave birth to the twin girls in the coastal town of Hualpén in Biobío province.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
At the high-school level, more than 479,000 girls participated in volleyball during the 2023-24 season, marking an all-time high, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Similar products targeting girls and women have seen similar growth.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Japanese officers and soldiers also raped tens of thousands of women and girls.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Girl Scout cookie season remains a powerful way for young girls to build confidence and business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
In Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger speaks Spanish in a radio ad about being a mother of three girls who attended public school.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Investigators reportedly found images of underage girls in their underwear on his phone.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1979, when Chile was under the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, 19-year-old Soto gave birth to the twin girls in the coastal town of Hualpén in Biobío province.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
At the high-school level, more than 479,000 girls participated in volleyball during the 2023-24 season, marking an all-time high, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Similar products targeting girls and women have seen similar growth.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Japanese officers and soldiers also raped tens of thousands of women and girls.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Girl Scout cookie season remains a powerful way for young girls to build confidence and business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girls
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This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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And so, in June of 2024, on her 30th birthday, during a trip to Joshua Tree in Southern California with her best girlfriends in tow, Jordan popped the question.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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A couple of them bring their girlfriends.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sézane offers collection for women, men and children, along with homeware.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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One important facet of the development and expansion of the field Jewish Studies was its creation of opportunities for women to pursue scholarship and teaching, giving access to resources and prestige that had been expressly denied to Jewish women in most places and times throughout history.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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