buddy system
noun
: an arrangement in which two individuals are paired (as for mutual safety in a hazardous situation)
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The district is now set to make changes, including adding a sibling buddy system, a bus seating chart, having students wear bus badges to identify them and more.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Connecting grocery buddies across the country While many of the grocery buddy systems popping up around the country are based in specific communities, Nina Quincy had a different idea.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In response to the limbo, there has been a wave of people nationwide on social media participating in an informal grocery buddy system until benefits are restored.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
Going forward, a buddy system is always recommended when drinking.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Connecting grocery buddies across the country While many of the grocery buddy systems popping up around the country are based in specific communities, Nina Quincy had a different idea.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In response to the limbo, there has been a wave of people nationwide on social media participating in an informal grocery buddy system until benefits are restored.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
Going forward, a buddy system is always recommended when drinking.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buddy system
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“Buddy system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buddy%20system. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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