as in alter ego
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Recent Examples of pen pal
Shortly after joining the Daily News in November 1976, columnist Jimmy Breslin became a marquee name for the paper — and would soon become a larger than life figure after a serial killer terrorizing New York City chose him as a pen pal.
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For The New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
He was born in Gothenburg to a Swedish father and Hawaiian mother, who met in the 1960s having been pen pals for years.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
Buy Now 05 of 22 'The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy' by Megan Bannen
Set in a vivid and magical world full of spooky details, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a wholly unique story of a marshal who patrols a supernatural world (Hart) and an undertaker (Mercy) who inadvertently become pen pals.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Email and Digital Pen Pals If your grandchildren prefer digital communication, consider becoming email pen pals.
—Garrison Leykam, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
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For The New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
He was born in Gothenburg to a Swedish father and Hawaiian mother, who met in the 1960s having been pen pals for years.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
Buy Now 05 of 22 'The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy' by Megan Bannen
Set in a vivid and magical world full of spooky details, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a wholly unique story of a marshal who patrols a supernatural world (Hart) and an undertaker (Mercy) who inadvertently become pen pals.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Email and Digital Pen Pals If your grandchildren prefer digital communication, consider becoming email pen pals.
—Garrison Leykam, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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Upcoming German series previewed at the EFM’s Berlinale Series Market on Tuesday offered a range of genres and challenging subject matter, from Nazi drug runners and quirky fantasy to teen angst and alter egos.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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But the caricature didn’t have an identifiable alter ego until last summer, and even that’s a work in progress.—
Brian Hamilton,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The pair arrived together with other friends to the event in New Orleans.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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During all of this, Mark and friends are helped along their journey by some very strange road markers — namely, themselves.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The cast includes her bird pal and sounding board, Romeo (Dee Bradley Baker, whistling) and friends Petey (Vedanten Naidoo), who uses a wheelchair, and Teeny (Amari McCoy), who is only a little teeny.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The singer turned to her pal, rapper Ice Spice, and longtime friend Ashley Avignone giving the crowd a bit of side-eye as the group shook off the negativity.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2024
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Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2023
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An escaped convict teams up with his Italian buddy and an army deserter to plan a spectacular bank robbery, looting a U.S. military base for the necessary firepower.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its purpose was not to put out flames, but to provide a device that his buddy could rappel down — superhero style — in case of a house fire.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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With Carpenter were three others: Sarah, her sister and creative partner; Sarah’s boyfriend, George; and her close friend Paloma.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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With Trump planning to impose 25% tariffs on the US’s two top trade partners, Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff already in effect on Chinese goods, experts say India could benefit from these strained trade relationships by exporting more technology, electronics and jewelry to America.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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The roaming vampire was hanging out in front of the movie theater with his human familiars, all fully armed and ready to throw down for their undead master.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2023
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The kidnapping, and subsequent years of physical and verbal abuse, made McCrae an intimate of suffering.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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An intimate remarked that, in these later years, a more playful, lighthearted Bill emerged.—
Sheila Heti,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Sep. 2024
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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