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
Victoria was also snapped at the ceremony with supermodel Helena Christensen and her pal, Tana Ramsay, as other stars including Demi Moore, Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful and designer Haider Ackermann.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Next up for the two Americans, and podcast pals, is a fourth-round encounter against each other.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
At 17, he and his brother and two pals were accused of killing a sleeping couple and robbing them of $400.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Her comfortable-in-her-own-skin best pal Josie (Danielle Macdonald, doing solid work as a very necessary voice of reason).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Next up for the two Americans, and podcast pals, is a fourth-round encounter against each other.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
At 17, he and his brother and two pals were accused of killing a sleeping couple and robbing them of $400.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Her comfortable-in-her-own-skin best pal Josie (Danielle Macdonald, doing solid work as a very necessary voice of reason).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
Noun
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Naomi Honig stars in scary short about three friends playing the dangerous Knock Knock Game.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kevin and his buddy Jason Young started texting.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This beach is also dog-friendly, so count it a great place to bring a little buddy of your own.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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