as in friend
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 buddy
That screams change of scenery, but DeGourville, like his childhood buddy Compton, likes Montezuma Mesa and may push to stay.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Like a date at his old buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s place.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Despite his star power, Misiorowski’s buddies still give him a hard time.
—Pete Grathoff
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Customers can choose to trade down to a moving service that is cheaper and maybe less protected, or even assemble some buddies with pickup trucks to help with a move, leaving Hunks’ 2,000-truck fleet increasingly idle.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Like a date at his old buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s place.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Despite his star power, Misiorowski’s buddies still give him a hard time.
—Pete Grathoff
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Customers can choose to trade down to a moving service that is cheaper and maybe less protected, or even assemble some buddies with pickup trucks to help with a move, leaving Hunks’ 2,000-truck fleet increasingly idle.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy
Noun
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Before his final drill, a friend about 30 yards away gave him some encouragement after a good rep, to which all Wilson could do was smile and shake his head.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Athena Strand’s brutal death at the hands of FedEx driver Tanner Horner forever altered the lives of her family and friends, witnesses told the jury Tuesday morning during the first day of the sentencing phase of Horner’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their antics made Huntington Beach a national laughingstock — but Gates and his pals so far have had the last giggle.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Yusuf and his pals are as stymied as the siblings themselves, and just as preoccupied by their status within a larger universe.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Epstein acted as Ariane de Rothschild’s confidant and guide throughout this tumultuous time, the records show.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Wilson previously dated fellow castmate Ciara Miller, once a close confidant of Batula's.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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