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
There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band.
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Heated Rivalry breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have parlayed their overnight fame into voiceover work for the audio erotica app Quinn, also home to dirty talk from internet boyfriends like Christopher Briney and Andrew Scott.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Her famous boyfriends have included NBA stars Devin Booker and Ben Simmons, as well as rapper Bad Bunny.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Evidence released in the report shows that Butler, as well as other witnesses interviewed in the investigation, believed that the letters were authored by Attorney Tara George over Butler having previously dated one of George’s boyfriends and current fiance.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
All the girls are now wearing little black shades and flipping their hair about maniacally with a pen in their mouth, while their boyfriends are in backwards Kangol flat-caps and riding bicycles.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
It's become a buzzword lobbed at bad bosses and ex-boyfriends, and leaders across the political spectrum.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
At the airport, their respective boyfriends Jesse and Oliver show up to see them off.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Checkers ice out the Islanders Besides book lovers discussing their book boyfriends and favorite tropes there was a hockey game Friday night.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Heated Rivalry breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have parlayed their overnight fame into voiceover work for the audio erotica app Quinn, also home to dirty talk from internet boyfriends like Christopher Briney and Andrew Scott.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Her famous boyfriends have included NBA stars Devin Booker and Ben Simmons, as well as rapper Bad Bunny.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Evidence released in the report shows that Butler, as well as other witnesses interviewed in the investigation, believed that the letters were authored by Attorney Tara George over Butler having previously dated one of George’s boyfriends and current fiance.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
All the girls are now wearing little black shades and flipping their hair about maniacally with a pen in their mouth, while their boyfriends are in backwards Kangol flat-caps and riding bicycles.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
It's become a buzzword lobbed at bad bosses and ex-boyfriends, and leaders across the political spectrum.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
At the airport, their respective boyfriends Jesse and Oliver show up to see them off.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Checkers ice out the Islanders Besides book lovers discussing their book boyfriends and favorite tropes there was a hockey game Friday night.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyfriends
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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No team in any sport from a City school has ever produced a longer streak and no coach has more City crowns than Kling’s 55 (33 boys, 22 girls).—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mary Brown retired after coaching boys and girls volleyball in the district for 19 years, including the past eight years with the Knights’ boys team.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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