as in friend
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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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 pal
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Here’s how to support one (or both) pals while keeping the group chat civil.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 15 May 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Innie Dylan seems locked back in to helping his MDR pals by any means necessary.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
DiMarco’s girlfriend, played by Skinner’s real-life pal Mary Beth Barone, 33, poses as a chill blonde popular girl but harbors a secret love of Twilight.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Here’s how to support one (or both) pals while keeping the group chat civil.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 15 May 2025
Noun
Then again, maybe the first ASI wants to have ASI pals and therefore devises additional ASIs accordingly.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Innie Dylan seems locked back in to helping his MDR pals by any means necessary.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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