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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Smith and Lawrence are longtime friends and costars, having shared the screen in the buddy cop action movie series Bad Boys, in which the two portray Miami detectives who investigate and fight against drug traffickers in the city.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
But when McIlroy played it for the first time in 2024, with buddy Shane Lowry in a scheme apparently cooked up in a boozy post-Ryder Cup brunch, the pair found a way to A) have a great time in New Orleans, and B) win the tournament.
—Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
On the opposite end of the scale, an American game streamer and his YouTuber buddy are ditching the smartphones that are the staple of their generation and attempting to cross Japan by motorbike without so much as a guidebook.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The organization connected her with a support buddy — a woman who also experienced a similar cancer diagnosis during pregnancy — and a doctor who discussed best practices with her medical team.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
But when McIlroy played it for the first time in 2024, with buddy Shane Lowry in a scheme apparently cooked up in a boozy post-Ryder Cup brunch, the pair found a way to A) have a great time in New Orleans, and B) win the tournament.
—Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
On the opposite end of the scale, an American game streamer and his YouTuber buddy are ditching the smartphones that are the staple of their generation and attempting to cross Japan by motorbike without so much as a guidebook.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The organization connected her with a support buddy — a woman who also experienced a similar cancer diagnosis during pregnancy — and a doctor who discussed best practices with her medical team.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article An emotional vigil that drew family, friends and community activists was held Wednesday for a beloved Harlem grandmother, businesswoman and community leader killed by a stray bullet in the crossfire of a shooting.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Two witnesses took the stand on the first day of testimony, a friend of O'Keefe who was there when his body was found and a paramedic who tried to revive him.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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