as in friend
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 buddy
Lastly, experts encourage buddy practices.
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Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
But at the end of the day, all my buddies are just getting done with high school.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
My buddy taught me how to play guitar.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The company's four founders – Matthew Calkins, Michael Beckley, Robert Kramer, Marc Wilson – are tech guys, mostly college buddies who started this company out of a garage.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
But at the end of the day, all my buddies are just getting done with high school.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
My buddy taught me how to play guitar.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The company's four founders – Matthew Calkins, Michael Beckley, Robert Kramer, Marc Wilson – are tech guys, mostly college buddies who started this company out of a garage.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for buddy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy
friend
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Every time the topic arose, her school friends in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, flushed with embarrassment, Omer recalled.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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