PAL (AROUND) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

pal (around)

verb

Definition of pal (around)

as in to travel

to come or be together as friends they began to pal around after discovering that they both had kids on the same soccer team

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Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid host one of his old sides Inter in the pick of the matches on Tuesday, with Aston Villa also travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge and Manchester City visiting Porto.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Who can travel so far north – further north than any city in the US or Canada – to visit this one-of-a-kind place and this absolutely unique building that is like nothing that was ever built before?

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

Generally, higher use of artificial intelligence was associated with lower test scores.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The study also showed that improving cardiorespiratory fitness from low to even just below average was associated with a 50% reduction in all-cause mortality.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of associate

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The mayor at the time, Michael Guido, was elected after running a campaign with anti-Arab racist messaging and once complained about the hygiene of some Arab immigrants.

— Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
Van Ness might have two sacks, Morgan might keep his quarterback spotless, Lloyd might run 15 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Nixon might limit Justin Jefferson to five catches for 58 yards.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of run

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That gave Michigan one more shot, and Underwood made this one count, connecting with JJ Buchanan for a game-winning 47-yard touchdown to avert disaster in Kyle Whittingham’s debut as Wolverines coach.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The next step will connect microscopic damage with the properties that matter most for fusion magnets.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of connect

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Cade Depriest hooks up with a Gunn again for 34 yards and Winter Park is on the move back inside the red zone.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Having just moved into a rental house in Narragansett, the cable installer was there to hook up the TV.

— Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hook up

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Inside, Riz Ahmed, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Rufus Sewell, Sarah Pidgeon, Christopher McDonald and Elaine Hendrix made the rounds, mingling over canapés and cocktails.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
As the cohosts slipped away from the cocktail hour to pose for photos in another, quieter back room, guests began to mingle.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mingle

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