PEN PAL Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

pen pal

noun

Definition of pen pal

as in alter ego

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Recent Examples of pen pal This may entail weekly video calls, yearly visits, or even a pen pal type exchange via traditional mail. — wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026 The paper is keepsake quality, so expect your pen pal to keep your letter forever. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Feb. 2026 Luna cited examples of crackdowns on Monday, including a bust on an incarcerated man running a prostitution ring from prison through a pen pal system. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 In the fifth book in the series, To Sir Phillip, With Love, Eloise becomes pen pal with Sir Philip Crane and eventually falls in love with him. — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pen pal

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Noun

The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed, ruling the LLCs had limited standing to object only to procedural matters, not the alter ego finding itself.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
In 1920, Duchamp decided to create a female alter ego, Rose Sélavy.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

Definition of alter ego

Noun

Court documents state that Goldbourne met the girl through mutual friends and the two texted to plan a time to meet up.

— Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Her friend offered a cigarette and Cai, searching her brain for a reason to say no, couldn’t find one.

— Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

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In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of blood brother

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Apple Original Films has dropped the first trailer for Mayday, the upcoming action-buddy-comedy starring Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh ahead of its September 4 bow on Apple TV.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Creator Tessa Coates centers her buddy comedy on two women who are both very, very alike and very, very different.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of buddy

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Durán Guerrero’s neighbor said the young man, who was headed to work when the shooting happened, lived with his partner and their 3-year-old daughter.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc, Black-Owned Media Alliance, and National Pan-Hellenic Council of Miami-Dade are community partners of the forum.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of partner

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The viral swimsuit is available in 20 different colors, ranging from sizes XS to XL, and that's not the only swim offering this intimates brand offers.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Fruit of the Loom already has a reputation for creating comfortable intimates and this bra falls right in line, while also remaining basically invisible under clothing.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026

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