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
The landscape team removed a 75-foot eucalyptus tree and planted a jacaranda in one section to create shade for Roxy and her pals.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Your 9th House of Learning supports such leaps, so let your pals remind you why fun is a blessing.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Her 90-year-old pal, writer Vivian Gornick, introduces the volume and reflects on Segal’s endless interest and curiosity about the world.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
This week, McKellen’s LOTR co-star Elijah Wood mentioned his pal’s poem.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Your 9th House of Learning supports such leaps, so let your pals remind you why fun is a blessing.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Her 90-year-old pal, writer Vivian Gornick, introduces the volume and reflects on Segal’s endless interest and curiosity about the world.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
This week, McKellen’s LOTR co-star Elijah Wood mentioned his pal’s poem.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
Noun
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This is how friends and family described 18-year-old Park Hill High School senior Tessa Walker, who was killed in a fiery crash in rural Platte County early Sunday morning.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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If Minnelli has a second voice, as Michael Jackson reportedly did—a secret self unknown to the public—few of her friends ever got to see it.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Click, click—Will takes a snapshot of her with his phone and immediately sends it to his buddy at the TV channel Polsat.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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These pivotal memories of Clark and Floyd’s buddy romance amount to another darkly comic portrait of a nontoxic male friendship — complete with nontraditional definitions of manhood that place meaningful friendships over monolithic strength — all built on a foundation of lies and insecurities.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now, Byfield and chums are hitting their stride at the right moment.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Carlson played with Gudas in Washington and has been part of USA hockey like Trouba and his closest chum, winger Chris Kreider.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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