as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
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Recent Examples of buddies
His buddies just … barked at him in the weight room.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The two became buddies and kept in touch after Shaw moved to Texas.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
It was inspired by the real-life buddies program at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, an organization Kramer co-founded.
—Scott Malia, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Back in the spring of 2004, writing buddies Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen decided to enter a musical in a New York theater festival.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The older gentleman becomes his father, the little girl becomes his daughter, and everyone else surrounds him as buddies.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Two players take on the roles of a brother and sister who are searching for their missing buddies on an island inhabited by some rather disturbing monsters.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
On Friday, buddies Jimmy Appleton and Blake Daugherty were scouting just before the season opened at noon.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Cut to 2025 and the past few weeks and the two ex-buddies and business partners are attacking each other and their respective companies in multi-pronged multi-million dollar lawsuits and bankruptcy proceedings over who pulled a fast one on who, how, and for how much.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The two became buddies and kept in touch after Shaw moved to Texas.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
It was inspired by the real-life buddies program at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, an organization Kramer co-founded.
—Scott Malia, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Back in the spring of 2004, writing buddies Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen decided to enter a musical in a New York theater festival.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The older gentleman becomes his father, the little girl becomes his daughter, and everyone else surrounds him as buddies.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Two players take on the roles of a brother and sister who are searching for their missing buddies on an island inhabited by some rather disturbing monsters.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
On Friday, buddies Jimmy Appleton and Blake Daugherty were scouting just before the season opened at noon.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Cut to 2025 and the past few weeks and the two ex-buddies and business partners are attacking each other and their respective companies in multi-pronged multi-million dollar lawsuits and bankruptcy proceedings over who pulled a fast one on who, how, and for how much.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddies
friends
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Many live in complex social groups, communicate in different dialects, pass on culture through generations, engage in play and even grieve the loss of family and friends as was the case here.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Buddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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