as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
I always choose my best pal for my softball team first
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Recent Examples of pals
Bird marked her 25th birthday with her girlfriend and a bunch of pals.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
While all of this was going on across the country, retro recruits (also known as high school seniors) were saying goodbye to their families, their pals and their proms.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The real-life pals teamed up to promote Aniston's hair-care line.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Faced with a choice between two potential new pals, Barbara must decide whether to repeat the old or reinvent something new.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Such a smart move on their part, because what better way to entice your pals away from their own winter holidays than planning a destination wedding in the southern hemisphere?
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
For the past six winters, a few pals and I have embarked on an outdoorsy annual trip down to the Yucatan Peninsula.
—Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Kylie Jenner, as well as pals Justin and Hailey Bieber and her sister Kendall Jenner, have also been repping the merch.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens is named for its visionary David Fairchild, who, along with pals like Marjory Stoneman Douglas, opened the 83-acre garden in Coral Gables in 1938 at 10901 Old Cutler Rd.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pals
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But friends who settled in America urged them to move across the Atlantic, where the training facilities were better and the opportunity for ice time aplenty.—
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
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That would also certainly be one of the biggest jumps from last year, though one of Bednar’s other buddies, San Jose’s Ryan Warsofsky, might help the Sharks to an even bigger improvement.—
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The September mid-day heat was rising steadily, so the two buddies went back to their vehicle to rest and regroup.—
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“Pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pals. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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