Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pals
Noun
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Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Meta was telling us that the future of social media would be immersive, like a giant Zoom call populated by digital alter egos that can interact and play games and buy stuff from one another for … fun?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Your steady nature sets a calm pace, so friends feel safe bringing ideas, and the plan grows at a sustainable rhythm.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Residents in houses gathered on rooftops and hung out of windows, with one girl with her leg outside tossing beers down from the second story to her friends on the porch.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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In the clip, Peter Parker is faced with the new reality that his pals Ned (Jacob Batalon) and MJ (Zendaya) have forgotten their histories with him.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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Music director Peter Oundjian (who also leads the Colorado Symphony) invites his international group of best pals (who also happen to be stellar musicians) to town, and every concert feels like home.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My son and one of his buddies are always looking to make a few dollars.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The buddies’ plan involves the retrieval of amoeba specimens from a celestial body orbiting Tau Ceti.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to the relentless work of the Philadelphia Police Department and our federal partners, this violent crew has been dismantled and held accountable.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Aligning these assets with capable and motivated partners will benefit both drug developers and patients — and matching them carefully with capable entrepreneurial stakeholders could benefit both patients and investors.—
Annette Bakker,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Liberal Democrat lawmaker Liam McArthur, who drew up the Scottish bill, had urged colleagues to back it.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Talarico has criticized his Republican colleagues in the Texas state legislature for allegedly being in the pockets of the petroleum industry.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Monaghan Rivas’ version, the musketeers are female rather than male.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The passing of his striking mother at age 35 from breast cancer, a woman who attracted many of his elementary school chums to vie for a spot in her carpool, devastated a young Felder at the dawn of his teen years.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The shot was redirected home by Marchment, ingratiating him with his new chums.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Pen pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pals. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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