PALS (AROUND) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

pals (around)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pal (around)

as in travels

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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Verb

Ray tracing is a rendering technique that simulates how light travels and interacts with surfaces to produce realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Season 1 was a ratings hit and the second travels further afield to open with a daring operation on the Mont St Michel, with other locations including the Musée d’Orsay, Centre Pompidou and Montparnasse Tower.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of travels

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The Shiji associates Sun Tzu with Wu’s campaigns against its powerful rival Chu, including the campaign that culminated in the capture of the Chu capital, Ying, in 506 bce.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.

— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of associates

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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
Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hooks up

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Frozen soil that has held buildings, roads and pipelines for decades can start to sink as temperatures rise and the ice that bonds soil particles weakens.

— Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Realize that the cement is the glue that bonds the sand and stones in your mix together.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of bonds

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After living in the City of Lights for more than a decade, the designer said he was drawn to its features, which informed his palette that runs from sky blues to Seine greens, via tones inspired by its typical stone buildings.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Every action is decisive and cannot be reversed, just as the film runs ever forward through the projector.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of runs

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The former Banijay executive joins as VP, Content Sales, and will lead on sales in the UK, Ireland and Germany.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
But Supra’s work joins several projects pursuing scandium production and processing in North America, including USA Rare Earth and Texas Mineral Resources’ Round Top project in Texas and NioCorp Developments in Nebraska.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of joins

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While most of the system’s weight rests on its clear base, it is held upright by an adjustable stand that connects near the top of the system’s back panel and extends outward to form an A-frame ladder.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
For Obrochta, the best part of performing, regardless of the audience, is what happens when something in one of his presentations connects with someone’s own life.

— Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of connects

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Watts regularly collaborates with stylist Jeanann Williams, who’s also worked with the likes of Meg Ryan, Leslie Mann and Abigail Spencer, among others.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The company operates as a specialist, non-bank senior lender with a team that collaborates across structured credit, investment banking and film and television finance.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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