as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
I always choose my best pal for my softball team first
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Recent Examples of pal
They were joined by another University of Chicago pal, Frank Luby, to give birth to the first of what are now 1,468 issues of their publication.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Try gifting her a Marc Jacobs friendship necklace set to share with you or the pal of her choice, an on-trend Coach bag charm or encourage her to read more with a new Kindle.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Jordan, his longtime pal and collaborator, was a little pissed at him right before accepting the dual role of Smoke and Stack in the vampire thriller.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Music director Peter Oundjian (who also leads the Colorado Symphony) invites his international group of best pals (who also happen to be stellar musicians) to town, and every concert feels like home.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Try gifting her a Marc Jacobs friendship necklace set to share with you or the pal of her choice, an on-trend Coach bag charm or encourage her to read more with a new Kindle.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Jordan, his longtime pal and collaborator, was a little pissed at him right before accepting the dual role of Smoke and Stack in the vampire thriller.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Music director Peter Oundjian (who also leads the Colorado Symphony) invites his international group of best pals (who also happen to be stellar musicians) to town, and every concert feels like home.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
Noun
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In this case, your friend is actually 40% down, so go ahead and keep that Korean sheet mask on your face a while longer.—
Ellen Harrold,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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For Taria and her friend, mid-80s in March was a nice little gift.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At his funeral, his buddies Lance (LaBelle) and Clay (Noah Parker) play a clip-reel of Darby’s greatest hits, which seem mostly to involve finding elaborate new ways to hit himself in the nuts.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Drinky Crow is an adorable little bird who is also suicidally depressed and a raging alcoholic, living with his drunk Irish monkey buddy Uncle Gabby in a 19th-century nautical pastiche.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Carlson played with Gudas in Washington and has been part of USA hockey like Trouba and his closest chum, winger Chris Kreider.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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The passing of his striking mother at age 35 from breast cancer, a woman who attracted many of his elementary school chums to vie for a spot in her carpool, devastated a young Felder at the dawn of his teen years.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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