girlfriend
Americannoun
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a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart
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any female friend
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You might call your girlfriend and find out that she really just wants to settle in and watch some TV and talk to ChatGPT, not because she’s not a shut-in, but because it’s easier.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Wedding bells are ringing for Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio and his longtime girlfriend Nikki Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The New York Times reported that the US family was composed of a couple, their son and his girlfriend.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
But weeks later, his actress girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty was arrested following accusations from Rajput's father that she had contributed to his suicide.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Sinay, who was Russo’s girlfriend, explained that she ran a small advertising agency.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
You can do things separately — whether he’s spending time with his kids or you’re going away with your girlfriends.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
As Loretta Savery’s longtime jeweler, Nelson Holdo remembered the little details: birthdays and anniversaries, where her sons went to college, their majors and if they had girlfriends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
But once she and her girlfriends were inside, they took their time shopping and asking for recommendations from the pharmacist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those online connections have made Hoadley excited for a future where she finds a "little group of girlfriends".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
She was always being swatted away by his girlfriends, who didn’t like having a reminder of his first marriage hanging around, but that only made her want to be with him all the more.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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