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
Despite his star power, Misiorowski’s buddies still give him a hard time.
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Pete Grathoff
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Customers can choose to trade down to a moving service that is cheaper and maybe less protected, or even assemble some buddies with pickup trucks to help with a move, leaving Hunks’ 2,000-truck fleet increasingly idle.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Both sides give tax breaks to their buddies with money neither side has.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
But this couple is hoping these little buddies find new friends − and forever homes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Minutes The men, all work buddies, met up with friends in Kansas for a week of duck hunting.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Pete Grathoff
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Customers can choose to trade down to a moving service that is cheaper and maybe less protected, or even assemble some buddies with pickup trucks to help with a move, leaving Hunks’ 2,000-truck fleet increasingly idle.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Both sides give tax breaks to their buddies with money neither side has.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
But this couple is hoping these little buddies find new friends − and forever homes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Minutes The men, all work buddies, met up with friends in Kansas for a week of duck hunting.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddies
friends
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Family and friends held a memorial last month, marking five years since the fatal shooting of Toledo.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Be patient with partners and close friends.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Buddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddies. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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