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 The club is currently sponsoring four girls in Guatemala, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, providing monthly financial support and forming connections with the girls with a pen pal program. — Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2026 Millennials and Gen Z are driving a big chunk of that growth, part of a broader analog trend that has people swapping streaming for vinyl, iPhones for film cameras, and Instagram for pen pals. — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026 If Galileo was the first to describe the moon’s features in detail, his contemporary and sometimes pen pal Johannes Kepler was the first person who might have understood the importance of sending us there. — Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 This may entail weekly video calls, yearly visits, or even a pen pal type exchange via traditional mail. — wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pen pal

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Noun

Norman Cook’s dancefloor alter ego will visit these parts in March 2027 for seven tour dates across Fremantle, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Ferxxo, the musician’s alter ego, explores the streets of Japan in the final chapter for the persona.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of alter ego

Noun

The person with the gun then pointed it at the vehicle's owner and her friend, and both robbers got in the vehicle and drove away, running over the friend's arm, the report says.

— arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026
At the Hotel Bellagio, I was joined by a photographer, Yael, as well as a friend of mine named Belisario and his wife, Elizabeth, who had both jumped at the opportunity to enjoy the hotel restaurant’s air-conditioning.

— Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of friend

Noun

Instead, she was seen attending husband Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs game, where Swift sat with her pal, Tom Cruise.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Though the 2026 Emmys saw plenty of celebrities mingling in the VIP section, the after-parties were where the stars let loose and caught up with their industry pals.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pal

Noun

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

Noun

Aura’s new slate — which included Trap House, the paramedic buddy comedy Code 3 with Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery, the comedy K-Pops!

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
And longtime buddy Travis Kelce, who gave new wife Taylor Swift something to cheer about with a 59-yard catch that helped to set up a field goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of buddy

Noun

And then there’s my father’s brother and somebody else, a business partner.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Waltz said the administration wants to hear directly from its Gulf partners about their concerns, describing the collective meeting as an important diplomatic opportunity.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

Upstairs, neatly hung in a sleek clean white decor, lived the brand’s intimates collection with underwear, bras and shapewear in every skin tone.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Taken together, the intimates trace a timeline of scientific innovation, societal progress, and sometimes surprising aesthetic choices.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimate

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