HAIL-FELLOWS-WELL-MET Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

hail-fellows-well-met

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plural of hail-fellow-well-met

as in hail-fellows

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Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro also star in the film, in which Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who inadvertently gets his buddies tied up in a globe-trotting adventure.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026
That night, Freddy and his buddies met Langley backstage after a performance in Oklahoma City.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of buddies

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Commissioned by Mattel as a blatant weekly half-hour commercial for its popular toy line, the show pits He-Man and his heroic chums against the evil (but strangely inept) Skeletor in a battle for control of Castle Grayskull.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026
To be sure, Maher’s ready wit and spontaneous repartee as a talk show host were central themes for the parade of chums who praised the honoree.

— Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026

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In this new alt-reality, Stuart and his comic book pals contend with alternate, uniquely dangerous versions of the shop and its Pasadena environs.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026
The spin-off, from co-creators Lorre, Zak Penn and Bill Prady, sees Stuart reunite with his pals Bert (Brian Posehn), Denise (Lauren Lapkus) and Kripke (John Ross Bowie).

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 July 2026

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Ulf wants what most men want, especially middle-aged single men with lots of friends at pubs.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Then Drew Durham says hey after another day of running his custom gear business out of his townhouse behind nearby Piedmont Middle School, before heading back to grab a table with friends on the patio.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

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When published in 1844, Dumas' novel, which evokes the adventures of musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan — yes, there were actually four musketeers — became an overnight sensation.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026

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After Putin invaded Ukraine, Western governments grabbed almost two dozen luxury vessels to punish him and his cronies.

— Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

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