as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
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Recent Examples of buddy
His buddy on Friday was senior boys basketball and soccer player Luke Rost.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Especially popular among older women, these trips are an easy way for find new compatible travel buddies.
—Marcia Simon, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Floating around are a group of close buddies, including Chad Veach of the original hypepriest gang as well as the teenage son of megapreacher Steven Furtick.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Workout buddies to hike or jog with?
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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friend
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Victor Quispe Victor Quispe The friend said Quispe was a barber, and he recently got married and his wife is expecting.—
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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