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Recent Examples of pen pal
He was born in Gothenburg to a Swedish father and Hawaiian mother, who met in the 1960s having been pen pals for years.
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Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
Buy Now 05 of 22 'The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy' by Megan Bannen
Set in a vivid and magical world full of spooky details, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a wholly unique story of a marshal who patrols a supernatural world (Hart) and an undertaker (Mercy) who inadvertently become pen pals.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Email and Digital Pen Pals If your grandchildren prefer digital communication, consider becoming email pen pals.
—Garrison Leykam, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
In the same 1991 newspaper detailing Walz’s pen pal program, Walz explained his philosophy on distinguishing between other nations’ policies and people, and the importance of interacting on a person-to-person level—an approach that U.S.-China diplomacy experts largely support.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
Buy Now 05 of 22 'The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy' by Megan Bannen
Set in a vivid and magical world full of spooky details, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a wholly unique story of a marshal who patrols a supernatural world (Hart) and an undertaker (Mercy) who inadvertently become pen pals.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Email and Digital Pen Pals If your grandchildren prefer digital communication, consider becoming email pen pals.
—Garrison Leykam, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
In the same 1991 newspaper detailing Walz’s pen pal program, Walz explained his philosophy on distinguishing between other nations’ policies and people, and the importance of interacting on a person-to-person level—an approach that U.S.-China diplomacy experts largely support.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of stage and screen while he purposefully puppet-mastered in the shadows, doesn’t like the idea of being stuck in the passenger seat of his own story.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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The seventh annual festival-circus-carnival hybrid with games and rides will feature performances by John Summit, Ludacris, DJ Irie, Myles O’Neal and DJ Diesel (the alter ego of host Shaquille O’Neal, a Louisiana State University alum).—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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His friends credit his infectious personality with recruiting a legion of new followers.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hailey’s night out with pals Kendall and Kylie comes as she was also snapped on an ice skating date with her husband Justin Bieber while in Aspen on Saturday.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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His son, Donald Trump Jr., even showed up in Greenland with some political activist pals in tow.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 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
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Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2023
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Starring Keke Palmer and SZA, the film's mashup of Hollywood and music royalty forms the backdrop for a buddy comedy that borrows from a long tradition of side-by-side slapstick flicks.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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That’s the kind of boy who sets in motion the plot of One of Them Days, a lighthearted and sometimes fun buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA, with the music superstar in her feature-film debut.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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Morrison Foerster has announced the arrival of Richard Nugent as a partner in the firm’s global Tax Group, based in the New York office.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Aramark is the stadium’s concessions partner, looking over food service operations like inventory, customer service, food preparation, and food safety and sanitation procedures.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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The roaming vampire was hanging out in front of the movie theater with his human familiars, all fully armed and ready to throw down for their undead master.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2023
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Several Reagan intimates and biographers have written that Reagan's wife, Nancy, wanted him out to spare him embarrassment.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
28 Dec. 2024
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No matter what your wardrobe essentials are, comfy intimates are a must.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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