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

Neutral Tank Tops As mentioned, my mom frequently travels with neutral tops to go with everything from bold pants to a flowy maxi skirt.

— Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Lightning, on the other hand, generally travels three or four times farther visually than the sound of thunder does.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of travels

Verb

The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

Definition of associates

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Its lightweight frame packages a swift 5-minute charge option that hooks up 3 hours of extra listening, Multi-Point device switching, and Voice Aware side-tone monitoring for phone calls.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Kimbo also hooks up a standard electrical system with 2-kWh, 12-V lithium battery, 240-W Renogy solar panel setup, integrated wiring and shore power hookup.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of hooks up

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In the film, Field portrays Tova, the cleaning lady who bonds with the somewhat cranky Marcellus, an octopus wise behind his years, in Netflix’s screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together.

— William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026

Definition of bonds

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Fraser Millward is familiar with both venues, having left a 20-year career in London’s theater and live events industry in 2021 to join the organization that runs Aviva, Factory International, as a technician.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The book instead focuses on Penelope’s diplomatic genius, along with her loyal women who form a network of spies for her along with a secret militia that quietly runs the island from the shadows for two decades while their men are away at war.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of runs

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Welcome to Derry, joins the cast as Mac, a drag racer who introduces Cole to the world of competitive racing.

— Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Devers joins Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto and Matt Olson as the only players to hit at least 20 homers in each of the last eight full seasons (excluding 2020).

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Definition of joins

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The design connects both MSR units to an integrated Energy Storage System (ESS) using a parallel power-sharing configuration.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Stockman further enhances that shaded footprint with a zip-in panel that connects the two individual side awnings into a complete 360-degree setup comparable to models on offer by Bundutec and Naturnest.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026

Definition of connects

Verb

King Princess has also worked closely with Aaron Dessner, who often collaborates with Swift.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
That is the lens through which Doug Lange, Vice President of IT Strategy at Choice Hotels who also collaborates with the innovation leadership, is looking at artificial intelligence and innovation.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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