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
The trails just outside town in the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains are begging you and your travel buddy to get moving.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
And Gamson’s college buddy Fred Maher, a drummer for Lou Reed, Richard Hell, and the avant-funk band Material, who, like Gartside, saw how the new electronic pop was surpassing the musical adventurousness of his old post-punk comfort zone.
—Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
And with the help of her swimming buddy/husband, and a tandem bike, Kate Varns did the impossible once again — finishing a YMCA triathlon.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
Hiring the quarterback’s buddy offensive coordinator as head coach was the cherry on top.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
And Gamson’s college buddy Fred Maher, a drummer for Lou Reed, Richard Hell, and the avant-funk band Material, who, like Gartside, saw how the new electronic pop was surpassing the musical adventurousness of his old post-punk comfort zone.
—Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
And with the help of her swimming buddy/husband, and a tandem bike, Kate Varns did the impossible once again — finishing a YMCA triathlon.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
Hiring the quarterback’s buddy offensive coordinator as head coach was the cherry on top.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy
friend
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With Jackson’s death Tuesday, leaders across the region reflected on a legacy that helped shape a generation of local activism and public service — none more so than Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a close friend for more than five decades.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And while the two friends are both experts in the field, each has a very different journey to becoming an Olympian.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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