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
That begins with Singleton and Strnad, two veteran buddies who’ve been handsomely rewarded for their efforts and will now be tasked with rewarding the organization’s faith.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
The family said Momo and Rylan are buddies, and sometimes when Rylan is feeling upset or sick, Momo provides comfort.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
No Friends, No Chaos Talent and crew cannot bring random buddies unless those buddies are actually in the film.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
The collaboration is their mutual love letter to growing up in post-war Britain without a lot of privilege but with a lot of help from their school buddies.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026
His San Diego poker buddies planned games around his visits.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Maybe computer scientists and AI are going to be the best of buddies, working hand-in-hand to elevate computer science to levels previously unimaginable and unattainable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
She is invited to join him and his fratty tech-bro buddies on a business trip to Bangkok, but their private plane encounters violent turbulence during a storm.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
The family said Momo and Rylan are buddies, and sometimes when Rylan is feeling upset or sick, Momo provides comfort.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
No Friends, No Chaos Talent and crew cannot bring random buddies unless those buddies are actually in the film.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
The collaboration is their mutual love letter to growing up in post-war Britain without a lot of privilege but with a lot of help from their school buddies.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026
His San Diego poker buddies planned games around his visits.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Maybe computer scientists and AI are going to be the best of buddies, working hand-in-hand to elevate computer science to levels previously unimaginable and unattainable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
She is invited to join him and his fratty tech-bro buddies on a business trip to Bangkok, but their private plane encounters violent turbulence during a storm.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddies
friends
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Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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With so many of his friends and rivals stuck on shore, Botin acknowledged his lead in the standings didn’t give him the usual sense of satisfaction.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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