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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Monica recently visited this private indoor dog park in North Center where owner Kim Theobald offers group and 1-on-1 sessions for dogs and their human pals.
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Monica Eng, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Hudson kept playing with younger artists over the years, like Wilco, Neko Case, and Mercury Rev, not to mention old pals like Robertson and Helm.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
So, accept it, put down the figurative pitchforks and take a seat for a TED Talk from your old pal Scott, a distinguished scholar in the field of Iowa pessimistic studies.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Scores of top donors have homes on this ritzy, 16-mile stretch of Florida coast, as well as Donald Trump pals both old (former U.K. ambassador and NY Jets co-owner Woody Johnson, ex-commerce secretary Wilbur Ross) and new.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Monica Eng, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Hudson kept playing with younger artists over the years, like Wilco, Neko Case, and Mercury Rev, not to mention old pals like Robertson and Helm.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
So, accept it, put down the figurative pitchforks and take a seat for a TED Talk from your old pal Scott, a distinguished scholar in the field of Iowa pessimistic studies.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Scores of top donors have homes on this ritzy, 16-mile stretch of Florida coast, as well as Donald Trump pals both old (former U.K. ambassador and NY Jets co-owner Woody Johnson, ex-commerce secretary Wilbur Ross) and new.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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