as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
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Recent Examples of buddies
Juan Correa traveled from Bucaramanga, Colombia, with his buddies Nick Arrieta, Alejandro Garcia and Santiago Rivera, arriving in KC on Thursday.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Gaze at a passing cloud, curl up under a shady tree with a good book, or take a stroll and chat with your best buddies to savor the season.
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Holly Lebowitz Rossi,
Parents,
2 July 2026
There are even entire websites, like Focusmate, dedicated to matching you with accountability buddies for tasks like cleaning, studying, and working.
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Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
30 June 2026
Solo travelers might ask their butlers for assistance securing card game players, shore outing buddies, or tablemates for dinner.
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Janice Wald Henderson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
He’s even made a game out of it with his travel buddies.
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Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Throughout the afternoon, coaches offered free lessons on the sand to help people who were unfamiliar with paddling out learn what to expect, as well as one-on-one buddies for people in the water.
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
In some species—lions, for instance—only one male and his closest buddies get the chance to sire offspring.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
All fairly standard so far, but an interesting wrinkle in the design is plans to give it some drone buddies.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Gaze at a passing cloud, curl up under a shady tree with a good book, or take a stroll and chat with your best buddies to savor the season.
—
Holly Lebowitz Rossi,
Parents,
2 July 2026
There are even entire websites, like Focusmate, dedicated to matching you with accountability buddies for tasks like cleaning, studying, and working.
—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
30 June 2026
Solo travelers might ask their butlers for assistance securing card game players, shore outing buddies, or tablemates for dinner.
—
Janice Wald Henderson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
He’s even made a game out of it with his travel buddies.
—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Throughout the afternoon, coaches offered free lessons on the sand to help people who were unfamiliar with paddling out learn what to expect, as well as one-on-one buddies for people in the water.
—
Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
In some species—lions, for instance—only one male and his closest buddies get the chance to sire offspring.
—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
All fairly standard so far, but an interesting wrinkle in the design is plans to give it some drone buddies.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddies
friends
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Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
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Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
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“Buddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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