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pal around with

phrasal verb

palled around with; palling around with; pals around with
informal, chiefly US
: to spend time with (someone) as a friend
She's been palling around with a girl she met at school.

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The 61-year-old former first lady has been photographed palling around with the 79-year-old former president at official events, where the two are often photographed laughing and embracing. Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 Trump, who palled around with Epstein, urged everyone to move along. Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Abe had much explaining to do to Liberal Democratic Party elders as Trump palled around with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un at the expense of Japan’s national security interests. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Trump’s base is convinced that there is nefarious material implicating mostly, if not solely, Democrats just around the corner, even if there are piles of instances that show Trump palling around with Epstein. Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025 Argyle, the stoned pizza bro palling around with Heaton's Jonathan in season 4. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 June 2025 Tim Robinson plays Craig, a dad who is delighted to pal around with his new neighbor, Austin (Paul Rudd), until a boys’ night ends in a punch and, eventually, someone calling the cops. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025

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“Pal around with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal%20around%20with. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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