as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together
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Recent Examples of compadres
Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compadres
Noun
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Your steady nature sets a calm pace, so friends feel safe bringing ideas, and the plan grows at a sustainable rhythm.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Residents in houses gathered on rooftops and hung out of windows, with one girl with her leg outside tossing beers down from the second story to her friends on the porch.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My son and one of his buddies are always looking to make a few dollars.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The buddies’ plan involves the retrieval of amoeba specimens from a celestial body orbiting Tau Ceti.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Compadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadres. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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