as in friends
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 pals
How leaders leverage friendship in their professional lives Welch isn’t the only business leader who leans on their pals to enrich their careers.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Bieber wore a pair of white briefs, a silver necklace and a single compression sock, and tagged his pals in the post, using three pink double heart emojis as the caption.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Beyond the waterway’s importance to the surf, Chouinard and his pals knew that as recently as the 1940s, the Ventura had been a major spawning ground for thousands of steelhead trout and Chinook salmon.
—David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
In the loosely based on Vineland film, DiCaprio plays an ex-activist who teams up with his former revolutionary pals when a militarized adversary (Penn) makes trouble for his family.
—Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The city has been taken over by a bunch of evil gangs and so the nerdy Scott Pilgrim and his pals, including Ramona Flowers and Lucas Lee come to the rescue.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Owners can relax poolside while their furry friends chase fountains, play fetch in the water and meet new doggie pals.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The new episodes feature the Duchess of Sussex cooking, crafting and sharing entertaining tips with even more celebrity pals like Chrissy Teigen and Tan France, renowned chefs like David Chang, Samin Nosrat, Christina Tosi and Clare Smyth and more.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the span of a few months rehabbing in Los Angeles in 2023, an oft-surly 40-year-old quarterback became pals with a 25-year-old goofball of a running back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Bieber wore a pair of white briefs, a silver necklace and a single compression sock, and tagged his pals in the post, using three pink double heart emojis as the caption.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Beyond the waterway’s importance to the surf, Chouinard and his pals knew that as recently as the 1940s, the Ventura had been a major spawning ground for thousands of steelhead trout and Chinook salmon.
—David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
In the loosely based on Vineland film, DiCaprio plays an ex-activist who teams up with his former revolutionary pals when a militarized adversary (Penn) makes trouble for his family.
—Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The city has been taken over by a bunch of evil gangs and so the nerdy Scott Pilgrim and his pals, including Ramona Flowers and Lucas Lee come to the rescue.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Owners can relax poolside while their furry friends chase fountains, play fetch in the water and meet new doggie pals.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The new episodes feature the Duchess of Sussex cooking, crafting and sharing entertaining tips with even more celebrity pals like Chrissy Teigen and Tan France, renowned chefs like David Chang, Samin Nosrat, Christina Tosi and Clare Smyth and more.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the span of a few months rehabbing in Los Angeles in 2023, an oft-surly 40-year-old quarterback became pals with a 25-year-old goofball of a running back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pals
Noun
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Many live in complex social groups, communicate in different dialects, pass on culture through generations, engage in play and even grieve the loss of family and friends as was the case here.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His buddies just … barked at him in the weight room.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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The two became buddies and kept in touch after Shaw moved to Texas.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pals. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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