palled (around)

verb

past tense of pal (around)
as in associated
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palled (around)
  1. associated
  2. traveled
  3. hooked up
  4. ran
  5. connected
  6. mixed
  7. bonded
  8. mingled
Verb
  • Coal has long been associated with electricity generation, steelmaking, and carbon emissions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The winds are associated with an upper trough dropping over the region.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • This year's primary also could test the growing clout of democratic socialists, who have traveled from across the country to help campaign for Bush.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with Gaucher disease and another with nemaline myopathy.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Hundreds more are in earlier development stages, queuing up to be allowed to be hooked up to the grid.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For decades, there was a race to get classrooms hooked up to the latest educational technology.
    — Janice Mak, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of hooked up
Verb
  • Investigators analyzed data from more than 1,700 participants in a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group runs both of the Whitney’s two dining outlets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • Suzuki connected for his 19th home run in the first inning, driving in Pete Crow-Armstrong after a leadoff single.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Lyu recommends using Google and Microsoft to review the apps connected to your accounts.
    — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • As Tehran and Washington issue mixed messages, the status of the strait remains at the core of the conflict.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sodas can be mixed with different syrups and creamers; for example, Sprite mixed with blue raspberry syrup and coconut cream.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • Manning and Sauce have bonded over their passion for obscure material mostly uncovered by other singers.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The two immediately bonded over ambient music, tape loops, orchestral composition and drone, forging a friendship that soon extended into touring, live performance and eventually composing together.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 31 July 2026
Definition of bonded
Verb
  • Saldaña, shimmering in Cartier, mingled with costars and hugged fans and friends, giving Kidman an especially tight squeeze.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
  • Trump cabinet members mingled with reporters in an aisle near one of Paramount’s tables.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Definition of mingled
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