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 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, 15 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for pen pal

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Noun

In this alternate timeline, as the clip previews, the webslinger’s origin story features a mentorship by Norman Osborn (of Oscorp fame), the alter ego to bitter enemy Green Goblin, instead of Tony Stark.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
There are also hundreds of his own charcoal drawings and oil paintings, most of which are of Dolores, his female alter ego.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of alter ego

Noun

The friend and my father took my older sister and me out for a walk, and, at a nearby schoolyard, the man hung the camera on an exercise bar.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
May his struggles never dim the memories of a sweet man, a dear friend, and a master musician.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of friend

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

In my opinion in our competitive market the setup will strengthen Paramount+ and that in the end Paramount+ may become a stronger partner under the Skydance banner – at least in the next years.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Twelve percent was also the interest rate tacked on to bills that were turned over to collections by Great Bend Regional Medical Center, of which Marshall was a founding partner.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

On Friday night, the brand took over one of the Sunset Strip’s storied addresses, celebrating its intimates launch with a late-night party at the Body Shop in West Hollywood.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 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

Noun

But instead the sisters wind up confronting assassins, demons with human familiars, and revelations about their late mother’s place within Le Clan des Sorcières.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025

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