as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
a hail-fellow-well-met politician who genuinely enjoys pressing the flesh
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as in pal
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow-well-met
Adjective
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Alternatively, warm your hands with the electric fireplace while catching a flick on the smart TV to enjoy in the winter months, as well as many cross-country skiing trails nearby.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
22 Feb. 2025 -
In winter, your mid layers might be something like a 300-weight fleece jacket paired with a much warmer puffer.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Of course there are our close units, our partners and pals, who can help share this load, but, sometimes, that’s not enough.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Pay Papa pals are paid hourly at rates from $13 to $19 per hour.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The island is also home to a wide selection of family friendly all-inclusive resorts, including the luxury all-inclusive Barceló Aruba.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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But even that, an idea borrowed from other states, the federal government and even the city of Chicago, failed to get traction, another example of lawmakers and friendly lobbyists showing little appetite for changing how Springfield does business.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Carolina Hurricanes Obviously not, because: One step ahead of you, buddy.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But each woman who was so gracious to spend time speaking with me is someone whose films have moved me.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
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Darvish was gracious when asked about Gurriel’s gesture at the time.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of hiking opportunities and, for the hearty, for some wild swimming.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This hearty, garlicky white bean soup is just the answer.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The most famous and infamous of those chums was John H. Eaton.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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The youngsters chums volunteered him, and Kuban went behind the kit and played for 10 minutes.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Sep. 2024
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And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie.—
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
5 July 2023
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“Hail-fellow-well-met.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail-fellow-well-met. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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