pen pal

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Recent Examples of pen pal And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw is back — this time, as an aspiring fiction writer and pen pal to Aidan. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 At one point, as many as three individuals — including Manson’s grandson, Jason Freeman; Manson’s son, Michael Brunner; and a prison pen pal of Manson’s, Michael Channel — were attempting to take possession of Manson’s body, CNN reported. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025 She was introduced to the case after a friend who worked at an organization that opposed the death penalty encouraged her to volunteer as a pen pal for an inmate on death row, according to The New Yorker. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Here, musical legends feel like flesh-and-blood figures, especially as Dylan navigates Seeger as the old-guard angel on one shoulder and Bob’s pen pal Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) as the rebel devil on the other. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pen pal
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Noun
  • Lewis Pullman has already been confirmed to return as Bob (and, perhaps, his two alter egos, Sentry and the Void?) in 2026's Avengers: Doomsday, so his story isn't over after going through the emotional gauntlet in his debut MCU appearance.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 May 2025
  • The Emmy winner joins an ensemble led by Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker and his superheroic alter ego, with Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink also on board in a mystery role.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • When playing with friends or business associates, which is mostly the way the president plays the game, all sorts of favor-trading can prevail.
    Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, some followers figured Moreland’s initial blow might’ve been a jibe among pals, before Bryan’s response made clear that was not the case.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 10 May 2025
  • Doom: The Dark Ages Trailer Check out the latest Doom: The Dark Ages gameplay below, showcasing your massive new Mecha Dragon pal.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • With our help, the company implemented a formal buddy program.
    Matthew Reeves, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • As the weeks go by and changes don’t appear to be happening, Fielder and his actors add some domestic tension to the mix, too, with fake-Bogdan screaming to fake-Monique about microprocessors and ditching her to see The Hangover Part II with his buddies.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • The fire department said it thanks the mutual aid partners, and West Hartford Police Department, Connecticut Natural Gas, the Metropolitan District Commission, and Eversource for support and collaboration during the incident.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
  • So, the welfare group amputated her legs and rehabilitated her before sending her halfway across the world in March 2023 to a partner animal welfare organization called Twenty Paws in New York City.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
  • But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Retailers, including intimates brand Bare Necessities, mattress maker Saatva and furniture retail Raymour & Flanigan, have used the tariff disruption as a way to encourage customers to buy now.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • In that sense, Janine and Lydia are intimates, too.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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