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
The lesson has been a recurring theme for much of the half-century run of Sesame Street, with nearly every Bert and Ernie sketch dramatizing the ways that two people can be best pals despite disagreeing on almost everything.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Inspired by the beloved Sega video game franchise, the third Sonic installment saw the blurry blue speedster and his pals face off against the mysterious Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by none other than Keanu Reeves.
—EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The two pals are also responsible for one of Swift’s most iconic Chiefs game moments.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The A-list pals chose private supper club Chez Margaux, in the city's chic Meatpacking District, for their super-glam night out.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The story picks up with Sonic and pals Tails and Knuckles on a mission to stop a mysterious new adversary, Shadow the Hedgehog.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
To make things right again, Sid and his fellow Pleistocene-age pals Manny (Ray Romano) and Diego (Denis Leary) must embark to the North Pole to convince Santa to take him off the naughty list.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, the whimsical grouping of the North Pole pals unites their powers to hopefully make magic happen just in time for Christmas!
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Now, Congress jumps when Musk and his pals say so.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Inspired by the beloved Sega video game franchise, the third Sonic installment saw the blurry blue speedster and his pals face off against the mysterious Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by none other than Keanu Reeves.
—EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The two pals are also responsible for one of Swift’s most iconic Chiefs game moments.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The A-list pals chose private supper club Chez Margaux, in the city's chic Meatpacking District, for their super-glam night out.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The story picks up with Sonic and pals Tails and Knuckles on a mission to stop a mysterious new adversary, Shadow the Hedgehog.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
To make things right again, Sid and his fellow Pleistocene-age pals Manny (Ray Romano) and Diego (Denis Leary) must embark to the North Pole to convince Santa to take him off the naughty list.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, the whimsical grouping of the North Pole pals unites their powers to hopefully make magic happen just in time for Christmas!
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Now, Congress jumps when Musk and his pals say so.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pals. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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