as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
I always choose my best pal for my softball team first
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Recent Examples of pal
Meester appears on a season 2 episode as Abby, a childhood pal whom Joanne still resents for cutting the hair of her American Girl Doll.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
After Fox aired the final episodes of the series in 2009, Hulu announced the revival with Hank and pals Bill, Dale and Boomhauer in January 2023.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Bella Thorne celebrated her 28th birthday with a head-turning look alongside her pals.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In fact, throughout the entirety of the interview, Stewart and Mamdani were chummy pals.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
After Fox aired the final episodes of the series in 2009, Hulu announced the revival with Hank and pals Bill, Dale and Boomhauer in January 2023.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Bella Thorne celebrated her 28th birthday with a head-turning look alongside her pals.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In fact, throughout the entirety of the interview, Stewart and Mamdani were chummy pals.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
Noun
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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A lot of it was about the rhythm and timing of the buddy comedy-esque scenes at times.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s sorely missing, though, is a sense of danger in what is essentially a buddy movie with a lot of FX-heavy set pieces.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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