as in buddy
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?
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Recent Examples of amigo
After 40 years, Chevy Chase wants to get the amigos back together.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Last week, the feds sent out the warning that the Democrats have taken 42 million hostages in their desperate attempt to preserve their freeloading amigos’ free health care.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Matthews will obviously have help from Matthew Knies, who could take another step after a breakout 29-goal, 58-point season, but their third amigo isn’t going to be a 100-point, two-way star.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
That's a full 12 hours of pure, Latin musical magic, amigos.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Last week, the feds sent out the warning that the Democrats have taken 42 million hostages in their desperate attempt to preserve their freeloading amigos’ free health care.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Matthews will obviously have help from Matthew Knies, who could take another step after a breakout 29-goal, 58-point season, but their third amigo isn’t going to be a 100-point, two-way star.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
That's a full 12 hours of pure, Latin musical magic, amigos.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amigo
Noun
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This is a huge deal to your buddy who loves ski racing, and to anyone who lives in Austria.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead, what started as a way for three buddies to stay in contact early in the pandemic morphed into something far more significant.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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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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“Amigo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amigo. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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