as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
a hail-fellow-well-met politician who genuinely enjoys pressing the flesh
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow-well-met
Adjective
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What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His & Hers opens with the murder of Anna’s old friend Rachel (Jamie Tisdale), and, not long after, their other pal, Helen (Poppy Liu), meets the same fate.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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Bird marked her 25th birthday with her girlfriend and a bunch of pals.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Head to Amazon now to shop even more petite-friendly comfy pants, and keep scrolling to check out the rest of my favorite picks.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Looking for more cold-weather-friendly sets?—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And my sister was busy ushering her two oldest kids, my usual up-for-anything dive buddy nieces, off to their first year of college.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kelce and Mahomes are the best of friends, and the thought of playing with his buddy and steakhouse co-owner might entice Kelce to return.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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According to Cazenave, pathways that feel effortless with furniture not hugging the walls help the room feel immediately more gracious.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
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And the sole creator of this life is my gracious friend, the savior who leads me to a new religion, a religion that brings forth a second, new life from deep within me—a life that knows not death!—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Shredding the chicken instead of dicing keeps the soup hearty yet spoonable.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Le Café de la Fontaine, in the center of La Turbie, is worth the detour for its hearty, market-fresh French bistro fare.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Again, in any prior Shark season under Grier, San Jose would have throwing plenty of chum into the trade waters.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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The shot was redirected home by Marchment, ingratiating him with his new chums.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, one of his musical compadres — musician, producer, and studio owner Richard Swift — died of complications from hepatitis as a result of his own excesses, just as the two were about to start a Rateliff solo album.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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Pro tip: gaps and gumlines, compadres, that's where all the action's at.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Hail-fellow-well-met.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail-fellow-well-met. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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