pen pals

noun

Definition of pen palsnext
plural of pen pal
as in alter egos

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  1. pals
  2. buddies
  3. colleagues
  4. comrades
Noun
  • The A-list pals chose private supper club Chez Margaux, in the city's chic Meatpacking District, for their super-glam night out.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The two pals are also responsible for one of Swift’s most iconic Chiefs game moments.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of pals
Noun
  • The Jets filled the roster with his buddies.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Vrabel with golfing buddies Kent McMillin (in red hat) and Brent Keally at his Patriots Ring of Honor ceremony in 2023 (left), and back at his home table at Nashville’s Corner Pub.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of buddies
Noun
  • The stones’ distant origins have led Parker Pearson and his colleagues to believe that Stonehenge’s second phase of construction was meant to bring Britain together.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hosted by the cultural critic Wesley Morris, the series layers musical analysis of Wonder’s songs and insightful interviews with industry colleagues and acolytes.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • The movie is a roughly 90-minute real-time recreation of a real battle that Mendoza and his comrades fought while stationed there.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Once embedded within this team of intrepid reporters, Tomás learns more about newsgathering and radio broadcasting methods and starts to appreciate the value of what Weiner and his comrades are fighting for.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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