as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
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Recent Examples of buddy
Brin and Page had a sort of buddy cop dynamic.
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Daniel Munoz, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That point includes other comparable comedies with either stoner, buddy or coming-of-age ingredients.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
He also recently starred alongside Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster in action-thriller Motor City and in action buddy comedy Playdate with Kevin James.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
The Plank Kickthrough challenges the core and is a great way to perform abdominal work alongside a workout buddy.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Munoz, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That point includes other comparable comedies with either stoner, buddy or coming-of-age ingredients.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
He also recently starred alongside Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster in action-thriller Motor City and in action buddy comedy Playdate with Kevin James.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
The Plank Kickthrough challenges the core and is a great way to perform abdominal work alongside a workout buddy.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy
Noun
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Her first time visiting New York City, Mann had made plans to introduce her two friends to the larger-than-life Weinstein over breakfast.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Before Miami Dolphins draft pick Michael Taaffe and quarterback Quinn Ewers were teammates and close friends at Texas, Taaffe had the best day of his high school football career against Ewers.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since his rookie season of 2021, Waddle, a home-run hitter out of the University of Alabama and longtime pal of Broncos icon Pat Surtain II, has averaged a stat line of 75 catches, 1,008 receiving yards and five touchdown catches per year.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Not for me, but for my pal Phil.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gray served in a variety of consequential positions over the years and wielded influence deftly to the benefit of the community, said Dick Batchelor, who represented Central Florida in the Legislature from 1974 to 1982 and regarded Gray as a sage confidant.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Training my virtual robot to become my confidant was fairly simple.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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