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boyfriends

noun

plural of boyfriend

as in beaux

a male romantic companion her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day

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Recent Examples of boyfriends The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs. — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026 Keegan-Michael Key and Rob Huebel have been cast as the BFFs’ boyfriends. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 Brave will no doubt be poking fun at the usual suspects — including ex-boyfriends, and basically the male species in general, as well as unfortunate folks in the front row. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 She’s also joined by a range of boyfriends, with shoppers being able to pick one that has traditionally light or dark features. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 There’s nothing like two boyfriends to do it for you every time. — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 Cricket’s heart is always pointed firmly toward Olympia’s, while her attention moves restlessly from him to a succession of other boyfriends and artists. — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 As with Yarmosky, Holmes seemed to be having fun with these boyfriends, according to The Cut. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

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So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.

— Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026

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Both women endured war, the loss of parents, the loss of children, the loss of their husbands.

— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, 48 women have been elected or appointed to fill congressional vacancies created by the deaths of their husbands – 40 in the House and eight in the Senate.

— Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

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