as in beau
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of boyfriend
There’s one of Silverman with her boyfriend, Rory Albanese, a producer for Jimmy Kimmel (himself an ex and longtime friend), and other snapshots featuring various combinations of her three sisters and their children, scattered between L.A., Australia, and Israel.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
The former child star is now a rising junior in college, studying nursing and living in Colorado with her boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, 24.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
Read, 45, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV and leaving him for dead outside the home of a fellow cop in January 2022.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Investigators, however, ultimately alleged that Read struck her Boston cop boyfriend with the back of her Lexus SUV and fled the scene, leaving him to die in the cold, on Jan. 29, 2022.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
The former child star is now a rising junior in college, studying nursing and living in Colorado with her boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, 24.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
Read, 45, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV and leaving him for dead outside the home of a fellow cop in January 2022.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Investigators, however, ultimately alleged that Read struck her Boston cop boyfriend with the back of her Lexus SUV and fled the scene, leaving him to die in the cold, on Jan. 29, 2022.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriend
Noun
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Olsen sparked engagement buzz when, in the summer of 2019, she was spotted rocking a dark brown band while out on a movie and dinner date with her beau in Los Angeles.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Pre-race beau Primož Roglič looked strong on the stage two time-trial, missing out on victory by less than a second, and wearing the maglia rosa (pink jersey) on two separate occasions.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The Duchess of Sussex, 43, shares a son, Prince Archie, 6, and a daughter, Princess Lilibet, 3, with her husband, Prince Harry, and is opening up about raising her children while starting her life as a female entrepreneur.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Vargas, 28, is from the Mexican state of Oaxaca; her husband, 34, is from Colombia.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriend. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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