PAL (AROUND) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

pal (around)

verb

Definition of pal (around)

as in to travel

to come or be together as friends they began to pal around after discovering that they both had kids on the same soccer team

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The timing of the meeting comes as Myanmar’s junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to travel to Thailand on August 6 and will meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The tens of thousands of people traveling at once and the road closures near the stadium and Atlanta park made driving very unattractive.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of travel

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DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Unlike burnout, which is typically associated with chronic stress and heavy workloads, career rust-out is linked to a lack of purpose, challenge or stimulation at work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of associate

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Spain strategically chose Chattanooga for its quiet environment, top-tier training facilities at Baylor School, and strong local soccer culture, allowing players to focus and bond away from intense media scrutiny.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
And sometimes early-season road trips are a chance for a team to bond and come together.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of bond

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As token prices decline, demand for these supporting systems may grow because companies will run more models across more tasks.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Investigators spotted the suspect on surveillance camera footage running east on Mission Street before turning onto Minna Street.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of run

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Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services found 12 categories of abuse and neglect of the Gray children connected to Marcee, including inadequate food, shelter and medical care, director Candice Broce said in court.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Voters now connect it to jobs, schools, fraud, electricity bills, privacy, children and democracy.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of connect

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