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
Literally just give it all a break and let a gal enjoy her accomplishments!
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Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The battery architecture was selected to allow for underseat storage, with a 17-liter (3.7 gal) capacity for luggage beneath the flat rider and pillion perch.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
Besides providing for her family, Carol enjoyed taking singing lessons with her twin sister, Doris, as a young gal.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The longtime funny gal, who also delivered comedic hits across Best in Show, Home Alone, and SCTV, will play a new character created for The Last of Us, which will premiere season 2 this April.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The battery architecture was selected to allow for underseat storage, with a 17-liter (3.7 gal) capacity for luggage beneath the flat rider and pillion perch.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
Besides providing for her family, Carol enjoyed taking singing lessons with her twin sister, Doris, as a young gal.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The longtime funny gal, who also delivered comedic hits across Best in Show, Home Alone, and SCTV, will play a new character created for The Last of Us, which will premiere season 2 this April.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
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Appeal denied for knocking Merrillville woman’s teeth out The Indiana Court of Appeals denied an Illinois man’s bid to overturn his conviction for knocking his then-pregnant girlfriend’s teeth out in Merrillville in March 2024.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The spring line also offers the first women’s jean in Performance Denim+ fabric, a high rise straight.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2025
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In a video of the moment shared to X (formerly Twitter), Chalamet looked to his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, for support after Brody's victory was announced, sharing a sweet kiss.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Pate will play Samantha, the charismatic college freshman girlfriend of Jeremy (Nivola), who has been pretty distant since heading off to school.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Prior to Trump’s inauguration, Puck News first reported that Amazon would pay $40 million to license a documentary about first lady Melania Trump.—
Kevin Breuninger,Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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No matter the painting, one thing is for certain: Mckinney’s ladies stay indoors.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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