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
In 1993, Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall hired his pal to help actor Sean Penn open Bash on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Sure, young wizard Harry Potter and his pals, Hermione and Ron, can use their magical skills to defeat the forces of evil.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
But Liverpool was into it — the neighbors and my pals.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
And yet, their home is now a sanctuary for their porky pals Polly, Gerald, Henry, Elvis, Maxwell and Walter.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Sure, young wizard Harry Potter and his pals, Hermione and Ron, can use their magical skills to defeat the forces of evil.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
But Liverpool was into it — the neighbors and my pals.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
And yet, their home is now a sanctuary for their porky pals Polly, Gerald, Henry, Elvis, Maxwell and Walter.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
Noun
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Her first time visiting New York City, Mann had made plans to introduce her two friends to the larger-than-life Weinstein over breakfast.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Before Miami Dolphins draft pick Michael Taaffe and quarterback Quinn Ewers were teammates and close friends at Texas, Taaffe had the best day of his high school football career against Ewers.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Oscar nominee and Primetime Emmy winner Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff directed the documentary, which features interviews with King, her wife Ilana Kloss, and fellow tennis luminaries Chris Evert and Rosie Casals, and King’s buddy Elton John, among others.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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On the way to save her beloved canine buddy Krypto, the party-hearty but tortured Supergirl teams up with a vengeful youngster (Ruthye Marye Knoll) and a rambunctious intergalactic bounty hunter (Jason Momoa).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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That way, when the tuna show up the hooked baits blend in with the free-swimming chum.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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