pally

adjective

Definition of pallynext
as in chummy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pally
  1. chummy
  2. bosom
  3. inseparable
  4. intimate
  5. friendly
  6. pack
  7. palsy
  8. familiar
Adjective
  • And when states have tried to pass reforms, they’ve been stymied by state legislators’ and regulators’ chummy relationships with the industry.
    Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Her ordering of 500 officers to be transferred back to their permanent assignments as opposed to meandering off to unofficial reassignments is also a signal that any chummy informality is out the window.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of chummy
Adjective
  • Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.
    Monique Judge, The Root, 15 May 2018
  • Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
Definition of bosom
Adjective
  • The portraits, by the likes of Ottavio Leoni, Frans Pourbus the Younger and Francois Quesnel, are reminders that children, in all their innocence, can also bear the shadows of life’s inseparable darkness.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk The world’s richest man spent over $200 million to get Trump elected, was tapped to co-lead a still-undefined Department Of Government Efficiency and has become inseparable with the incoming commander in chief—reportedly renting out a cottage at Mar-A-Lago.
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of inseparable
Adjective
  • An intimate gathering Attendance will be about 65,000 on Thursday night.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Such intimate moments emphasize the contrast between the typical patience inside the studio and the frenzy the team succumbs to when news breaks.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of intimate
Adjective
  • However, some breeds tend to be friendlier to felines than others.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • When the Bushes entered the aisle, walking right past the Trumps, George gave Barack a friendly tap on the belly with his knuckles and kept on moving toward his seat.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of friendly
Adjective
  • Each battery pack is designed to operate independently, so should one pack in a multi-pack system fail, the other(s) can get the boat safely back to shore.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • BJ McLeod Motorsports became a staple in Nascar’s version of Triple-A, and it’s seen as a place where drivers can earn their first major shot to compete in mid-pack equipment.
    Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
Definition of pack
Adjective
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive bulbar palsy are both examples of motor neuron diseases.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The company will reduce its workforce by approximately 70% and prioritize funding its ongoing studies of an experimental drug for Wolfram syndrome and supranuclear palsy – both rare neurodegenerative disorders – and another experimental drug for ALS, according to the news release.
    Mira Cheng, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of palsy
Adjective
  • By: Greg Hewitt, CEO of DHL Express U.S. As the new year approaches, many small business owners and managers are asking themselves some familiar questions about the future.
    Greg Hewitt, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And the plotting didn’t take place in strange, distant areas: Among those charged with acts of brutality or acting as conspirators in the insurrection were residents of Ormond Beach, Titusville, Kissimmee and other familiar, nearby cities.
    Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of familiar
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