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Recent Examples of pen pal
Instead, an innocent pen pal relationship blossoms into something more profound.
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Though the talks fell apart over disagreements on what measures North Korea would take toward disarmament and Trump’s reluctance to offer sanctions relief, the summits ended on a surprisingly hopeful note, with the two leaders walking away as pen pals.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
In addition to being pen pals with exhibition artists Bogart and Purnell, Emily’s Sassy Lime band members were also an inspiration for The Linda Lindas, a Los Angeles girl punk band who will be displaying drawings, clothing and music videos at the biennial.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Consider Rumi’s dalliance with illegally downloading music, which puts him on the radar of a not-so-mysterious pen pal known as Curious_George_Bush43!
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Though the talks fell apart over disagreements on what measures North Korea would take toward disarmament and Trump’s reluctance to offer sanctions relief, the summits ended on a surprisingly hopeful note, with the two leaders walking away as pen pals.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
In addition to being pen pals with exhibition artists Bogart and Purnell, Emily’s Sassy Lime band members were also an inspiration for The Linda Lindas, a Los Angeles girl punk band who will be displaying drawings, clothing and music videos at the biennial.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Consider Rumi’s dalliance with illegally downloading music, which puts him on the radar of a not-so-mysterious pen pal known as Curious_George_Bush43!
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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King Kylie was an alter ego borderline.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nick Offerman’s persona has become nearly synonymous with Scotch whisky and red meat—thanks, of course, to his Parks and Recreation alter ego, Ron Swanson.—
Brittany Loggins,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Barry Humphries, a longtime friend of Birley’s, did his Dame Edna schtick on both nights, regaling the audience with tales of a love affair with his pal.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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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
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following the presentations, local industry partners and the churches were encouraged to network and connect for the future phases of each project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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L3Harris revealed that the communications suite will provide interoperability with the United States, NATO and coalition partners, creating a networked battlespace with fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now with a diverse range of categories including denim, intimates, clothing, jeans, active and swim, AirEssentials, shapewear and more, Spanx continues to use bonding in different ways including to add another layer of fabric to certain areas of a garment without using stitching.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 45-year-old actress and singer posed in lingerie to announce the launch of her new line of intimates.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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