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
My job here, all the coaches’ jobs here with Jadan is not to be as buddy.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
My dad has forever been my up-for-anything adventure buddy—until my husband entered the picture seven years ago.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Minutes The men, all work buddies, met up with friends in Kansas for a week of duck hunting.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
My dad has forever been my up-for-anything adventure buddy—until my husband entered the picture seven years ago.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Minutes The men, all work buddies, met up with friends in Kansas for a week of duck hunting.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
No corrupt leader enriching himself and the Epstein class buddies.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 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
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While tentatively the likes of Lively’s pal Taylor Swift (who is godmother to one of Reynolds and Lively’s kids) and Deadpool & Wolverine’s Hugh Jackman are also on the witness list, their presence remains TBD.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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And by May 1943, Archie and his pals were given their own NBC weekly radio series.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
3 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 8 Apr. 2026.
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