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Recent Examples of girlhood
Nonfiction narratives that students both read and produce serve as counter-narratives to the oppressive and harmful tropes in media more generally about Black girls and girlhood.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
This novel also clicked for sympathetic girlhood reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Still, for fans of the book who were excited to see its first on-screen interpretation, the movie helped raise a generation by treating kids like real people and celebrating different versions of girlhood.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Swift most recently explored girlhood and nostalgia with her record-breaking Eras Tour that ended in December and spanned each of her albums.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
This novel also clicked for sympathetic girlhood reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Still, for fans of the book who were excited to see its first on-screen interpretation, the movie helped raise a generation by treating kids like real people and celebrating different versions of girlhood.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Swift most recently explored girlhood and nostalgia with her record-breaking Eras Tour that ended in December and spanned each of her albums.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlhood
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From humble beginnings in Nigeria to a boyhood move to Ontario, Oluwaseyi will be able to share how he was drafted 17th overall in the 2022 MLS draft but missed most of his rookie season with the Loons because of issues with his knee, as well as a few hamstring strains.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
29 Aug. 2025
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Alexander-Arnold left his boyhood club for a fraction of his true value.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Even so, the belief in Mary’s life-long maidenhood is widely shared by members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and by some Lutherans.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2021
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The Border War gives him good memories of his family and his childhood.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The event also evokes the nostalgia of childhood cookouts, grounding the day in familial warmth.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For young people, adolescence is already a season of identity, growth, and pressure.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Girlhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlhood. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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