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
This little balcony was always a place where his family members could get away from it all — Jackie liked to go up there to sunbathe, and John sometimes went up there with buddies to smoke weed.
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Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
That puts a wrench in the works, as well as ties us even more tightly together, as two ex-SEAL Team buddies.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
That version of her — young, sharp, recently married, fit and fast as hell — is how her work colleagues, running buddies, friends and family have come to know her.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Same for my 50-year-old friends, my 40-year-old kids and my 20- to 30-year-old gym buddies.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Accountability buddies can be instrumental in your progress.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
Because this was another thing—my buddies were holding me to this contract.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
This is just amazing for my family, to have them there, every one of them, my wife and kid, my buddies from Long Beach there, my whole family, where were able to celebrate this together.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Ideal for groups of travel buddies or a family (or two), the dining room seats 14, and the breakfast bar will be the hot spot once the morning alarm sounds.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
That puts a wrench in the works, as well as ties us even more tightly together, as two ex-SEAL Team buddies.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
That version of her — young, sharp, recently married, fit and fast as hell — is how her work colleagues, running buddies, friends and family have come to know her.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Same for my 50-year-old friends, my 40-year-old kids and my 20- to 30-year-old gym buddies.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Accountability buddies can be instrumental in your progress.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
Because this was another thing—my buddies were holding me to this contract.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
This is just amazing for my family, to have them there, every one of them, my wife and kid, my buddies from Long Beach there, my whole family, where were able to celebrate this together.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Ideal for groups of travel buddies or a family (or two), the dining room seats 14, and the breakfast bar will be the hot spot once the morning alarm sounds.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddies
friends
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His father bought him the plane ticket after Jeffrey found himself in a bit of a boredom rut with friends and getting into the wrong kind of trouble.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Messi’s presence drew Julio Gonzalez of Lansdowne and two friends to the game.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Buddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddies. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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