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Recent Examples of buddy Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators behind worldwide Netflix sensation Cobra Kai, have closed a deal to write a new installment of Harold & Kumar, the buddy stoner comedy movie series that was popular in the early 2000s. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025 And Neil’s got an old outlaw buddy on the organ: Spooner Oldham, the 81-year-old Memphis legend heard on so many soul classics by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Percy Sledge. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025 Those three in particular have quite the fanbase on X with Curiosity’s account touting more than 4 million followers, Perseverance and its little flying buddy Ingenuity have more than 2.9 million followers and Voyager nearly 900,000. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025 The world’s richest person, once first buddy to the world’s most powerful man, is now trying to tap the brakes on the very public feud that erupted shortly after Musk left Donald Trump’s presidential administration. Chris Brennan, USA Today, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for buddy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy
friend
Noun
  • Your success in dealing with friends and groups today could lead to future travel opportunities or a chance to deal with matters favorably, especially legal matters.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
  • Cassie's friend agreed with Diddy's defense lawyer that the clothing lines had not succeeded because the two had been competing with Rihanna and Beyoncé.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025

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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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