pal

noun

ˈpal How to pronounce pal (audio)
Definition of palnext
as in friend
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 pal Find a pal with a telescope, or visit your local astronomy club — the sight of Saturn through a telescope is worth any effort. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Over there, Debi Mazar, Madonna’s eternally cool pal from the Danceteria days. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 The precocious 25-year-old became a workout pal with James post-Covid 19 pandemic, the two bonding on their insatiable desire to do the work. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 The opposite is true for our pal Shikishima, who has absolutely no interest in ever climbing back into the cockpit of a fight plane. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pal
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  1. friend
  2. buddy
  3. chum
Noun
  • The friend and my father took my older sister and me out for a walk, and, at a nearby schoolyard, the man hung the camera on an exercise bar.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • May his struggles never dim the memories of a sweet man, a dear friend, and a master musician.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of friend
Noun
  • Keith David, Macon Blair, Killer Mike, Cody Lightning, Siena East, and Michael Hitchcock all return as some of Lee’s Tulsa-area buddies, employees, and resentful acquaintances.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mitt’s old fishing buddy Hewey (John Ortiz) tells Jay that his father plunged into the ocean at the edge of a steep underwater canyon off Monastery Beach, so that’s where Jay is headed.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of buddy
Noun
  • Recently a box showcased sweet, custardy amaebi, salmon belly, chum ikura, uni, toro, Hokkaido hotate, octopus and kizami wasabi adorned with various flowers and pickles.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • As his college chums settled into respectable professions, Hawthorne shrank from the grim prospect of free enterprise.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of chum

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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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