pen pal

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Recent Examples of pen pal This may entail weekly video calls, yearly visits, or even a pen pal type exchange via traditional mail. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026 Luna cited examples of crackdowns on Monday, including a bust on an incarcerated man running a prostitution ring from prison through a pen pal system. Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 In the fifth book in the series, To Sir Phillip, With Love, Eloise becomes pen pal with Sir Philip Crane and eventually falls in love with him. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Jan. 2026 Instead, an innocent pen pal relationship blossoms into something more profound. Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pen pal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
  • Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In 1920, Duchamp decided to create a female alter ego, Rose Sélavy.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • As Hart helped the Knicks defeat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in five games to clinch an NBA title, New York had the support of Swift, who attended Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on June 10 with her pals, Este and Alana Haim.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The 200-person affair counted among its guests Kardashian family friend LaLa Anthony, West pals Common and first dance-singer John Legend (with wife Chrissy Teigen) as well as Bocelli, who sang Kardashian down the aisle.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How to keep your best buddy safe and calm during the next several days.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Founder Todd Graves commissioned the mural by his buddy Brody to celebrate his Times Square location’s third anniversary.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Aldo Álvarez started Mercatoria, another online delivery service, in 2021 with three other Cuban partners.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Other founders made connections that led to funding, customers, and strategic partners.
    Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The viral swimsuit is available in 20 different colors, ranging from sizes XS to XL, and that's not the only swim offering this intimates brand offers.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 24 June 2026
  • Fruit of the Loom already has a reputation for creating comfortable intimates and this bra falls right in line, while also remaining basically invisible under clothing.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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