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
  • Premiering June 26 in theaters and Imax, Supergirl sees Milly Alcock reprise her role as the titular superhero alter ego, Kara Zor-El, who celebrates her 23rd birthday while traveling across the galaxy with her dog Krypto.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 June 2026
  • But these images as well as those from other cultures are evidence of how deeply the dog is lodged in folk consciousness as an imaginary animal alter ego.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • There isn’t a mini bar in most rooms (the suite does have one), so plan on becoming close friends with the servers during your stay.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
  • President Barack Obama has called on several high-profile friends to celebrate the opening of his new presidential center in Chicago.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • From $840 Prince Karim Aga Khan IV built this villa in the early 1960s as a playground for his pals.
    Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • Though Stinky Pete turns out to be a ne'er-do-well, Jessie is a valuable new pal who reveals her own trauma from being donated by her kid.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 June 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
  • Schwarts was at the game with two buddies, Nehoray Karadi and Moor Ailoz, who live in Milwaukee.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Evan and his buddies happen to stumble into the island’s sacrificial chamber during the storm, and while trying to chase them out, Kenny ends up victim to the curse.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Thirty years after Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, Jose's former business partner still questions what led to the killings.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Wilde’s character, who is a boundary-pushing artist and provocateur, pairs the intimates with a matching swipe of red lipstick, black liquid eyeliner, and a black leather belt and skirt.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 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 20 Jun. 2026.

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