confidants

noun

plural of confidant
as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another she's my confidant; I tell her everything without reservation

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Recent Examples of confidants Probes have touched some of Sánchez's closest confidants, as well as his wife and brother. — ABC News, 8 June 2026 Friends and former confidants on college baseball staffs still went out of their way to recommend him. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 June 2026 Retail investors, who were allocated about 20% of the deal, along with Musk’s confidants and colleagues, got a lot richer, too. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 Audience members become scene partners, confidants and, at times, emotional anchors — a structure that demands a level of presence few actors could sustain, but one Radcliffe makes feel effortless. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Hurley tempered his act this season, after his wife, Andrea, and confidants Billy Donovan, Geno Auriemma and Seth Greenberg jumped him last year. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Simpson, Elle, and Smart Young show how leaning on community—friends, family, elders, and trusted confidants—can transform what feels like a heavy, lonely responsibility into an act of care and protection. — Essence, 22 Mar. 2026 Looking at these relationship issues from different perspectives, three commentators suggest that AI coworkers require far different protocols than human workers, yet in some ways, still act as confidants. — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Both Pramaggiore, a onetime rising star in Chicago’s corporate world, and McClain, who was a top lobbyist for the utility and one of Madigan’s closest confidants, were sentenced to two years behind bars and had been scheduled for release in August 2027. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
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  1. friends
  2. buddies
Noun
  • 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.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • Juan Correa traveled from Bucaramanga, Colombia, with his buddies Nick Arrieta, Alejandro Garcia and Santiago Rivera, arriving in KC on Thursday.
    — 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
Definition of buddies

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