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
Jessica Biel dressed as her husband, Justin Timberlake, while her pals appeared as the other members of *NSYNC for Halloween 2019.
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Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 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
When John hits it off with Claire (Rachel McAdams) at one reception, the pals throw out their rules to visit her wealthy family.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Zendaya's Rue, of course, as well as pals Maddy (Alexa Demie), Lexi (Maude Apatow), and Jules (Schafer).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Where did the idea originate to bring together some of Scorsese’s boyhood pals for conversations with him for the film?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 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
When John hits it off with Claire (Rachel McAdams) at one reception, the pals throw out their rules to visit her wealthy family.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Zendaya's Rue, of course, as well as pals Maddy (Alexa Demie), Lexi (Maude Apatow), and Jules (Schafer).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Where did the idea originate to bring together some of Scorsese’s boyhood pals for conversations with him for the film?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pals
Noun
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jaquez, who grew up in the Los Angeles area and went to college at UCLA, was able to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 7 World Series-clinching road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night with family and friends around other Dodgers fans.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pals. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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