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
Also on that trip was fellow supermodel pal Karlie Kloss, a fellow neighbor who also happens to be married to Jared Kushner’s younger brother Joshua, making her Ivanka’s sister in law.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
More than a decade ago, Shultz recalls playing an early version of the song over the phone to his pal Michael Goldstone, owner of Mom + Pop Music.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Ballas' longtime pal, Derek Hough, was not remotely surprised at Ballas' decision to return.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
In the loosely based on Vineland film, DiCaprio plays an ex-activist who teams up with his former revolutionary pals when a militarized adversary (Penn) makes trouble for his family.
—Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
More than a decade ago, Shultz recalls playing an early version of the song over the phone to his pal Michael Goldstone, owner of Mom + Pop Music.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Ballas' longtime pal, Derek Hough, was not remotely surprised at Ballas' decision to return.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
In the loosely based on Vineland film, DiCaprio plays an ex-activist who teams up with his former revolutionary pals when a militarized adversary (Penn) makes trouble for his family.
—Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
Noun
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Trump doesn’t have very many friends on the global stage that are from the left.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his breakthrough role, Redford played the brusque and dangerous Sundance opposite Paul Newman's personable Butch in the box-office smash, the iconic buddy Western about two outlaws on the run after a series of train robberies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Roxie’s kitchen buddy Tony (Robin de Jesús) is just Roxie’s buddy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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