as in friends
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 buddies
Minutes The men, all work buddies, met up with friends in Kansas for a week of duck hunting.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
My son and one of his buddies are always looking to make a few dollars.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
The buddies’ plan involves the retrieval of amoeba specimens from a celestial body orbiting Tau Ceti.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Brink, 24, acquired from the Flyers on Friday in the David Jiricek trade, had a lot of family and friends there, including his parents, grandparents, brothers and some buddies.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
And fans of red light lamps will be especially stoked—with a max of 70 lumens and a beam up to 43 feet, the Renegade’s red light works as a true substitute, preserving night vision and taking care not to disturb wildlife (or your camping buddies).
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
My son and one of his buddies are always looking to make a few dollars.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
The buddies’ plan involves the retrieval of amoeba specimens from a celestial body orbiting Tau Ceti.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Brink, 24, acquired from the Flyers on Friday in the David Jiricek trade, had a lot of family and friends there, including his parents, grandparents, brothers and some buddies.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
And fans of red light lamps will be especially stoked—with a max of 70 lumens and a beam up to 43 feet, the Renegade’s red light works as a true substitute, preserving night vision and taking care not to disturb wildlife (or your camping buddies).
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddies
friends
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Senor and Stephens are neoconservatives who hardly needed to be convinced that the members of progressive movements were not friends of the Jewish people.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The first version of the app was in 2012, and the company was officially formed in 2017 with just two friends.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Buddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddies. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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