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Recent Examples of pen pal
The paper is keepsake quality, so expect your pen pal to keep your letter forever.
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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
Instead, an innocent pen pal relationship blossoms into something more profound.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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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
Instead, an innocent pen pal relationship blossoms into something more profound.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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The alleged plot to kill Kim Lark In his first 10 years back in the United States, Jon Green tried to shed his alter ego, Ted Maher of Monaco.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Season 2 introduced the robot’s alter ego, Hank Henshaw (Max Mittelman), who builds himself a mechanical Superman body and can control machines in the comics.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Dalila Santiago, a close friend and leader in López’s movement, said after rampant impunity in Honduras, Fúnez’s detention came as a shock.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Ward and his friends' frequent complaints about i-Ready prompted his father to research the program.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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In addition, my pal Ralphie Aversa attended the NYC premiere of the show, chatting up Hauser about being recognized in public and Bening about filming on location in Texas.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Plus, Thomas is another one of Hughes’ plethora of childhood pals.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
15 May 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
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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
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So thank you, little buddy, for saving my life.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Saturday Night Live guest host Matt Damon reprised his role as Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh, who reveals to drinking buddies Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel what Donald Trump‘s political future will look like.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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Emerald also is in the midst of lining up financing for the market-rate units and another development partner.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Juicy Couture started in 1997 as a casual lifestyle brand and spans women’s, girls, babies, handbags, shoes, intimates, swimwear and accessories and jewelry.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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That gift for elevating the intimate continued to evolve.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Nov. 2025
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The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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