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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Myers told a story about his Wayne’s World pal Dana Carvey pretending to be a catchphrase-first comedian in the Saturday Night Live writers room to intentionally piss off Lorne Michaels.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
No one sitting in a bar at Happy Hour on a Friday, kicking back with a few drinks, is talking with their pals like Harris talked to voters.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Nov. 2024
Rather than go for the plucked, plum tone of 1970s R&B bass, Jones welcomed his old pal, jazz bassist Ray Brown, to the proceedings and gave this sweet noir ballad a fluid groove and a slow dancing kick.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Directed by Kelly Marcel, The Last Dance finds Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his Symbiote pal Venom on the run, hunted by both of their worlds, forcing them to make a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on their last dance.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
No one sitting in a bar at Happy Hour on a Friday, kicking back with a few drinks, is talking with their pals like Harris talked to voters.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Nov. 2024
Rather than go for the plucked, plum tone of 1970s R&B bass, Jones welcomed his old pal, jazz bassist Ray Brown, to the proceedings and gave this sweet noir ballad a fluid groove and a slow dancing kick.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Directed by Kelly Marcel, The Last Dance finds Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his Symbiote pal Venom on the run, hunted by both of their worlds, forcing them to make a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on their last dance.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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