pal around with
phrasal verb
palled around with; palling around with; pals around with
informal, chiefly US
: to spend time with (someone) as a friend
She's been palling around with a girl she met at school.
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Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Abe had much explaining to do to Liberal Democratic Party elders as Trump palled around with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un at the expense of Japan’s national security interests.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump’s base is convinced that there is nefarious material implicating mostly, if not solely, Democrats just around the corner, even if there are piles of instances that show Trump palling around with Epstein.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
Argyle, the stoned pizza bro palling around with Heaton's Jonathan in season 4.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 June 2025
Tim Robinson plays Craig, a dad who is delighted to pal around with his new neighbor, Austin (Paul Rudd), until a boys’ night ends in a punch and, eventually, someone calling the cops.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The following day was the charity golf scramble at the Omni Barton Creek Resort Fazio course, where Mack, Jack and McConaughey would show up on certain holes to pal around with the players.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The other major new character is Dina (Isabela Merced), a young woman who pals around with both Joel and Ellie.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Abe had much explaining to do to Liberal Democratic Party elders as Trump palled around with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un at the expense of Japan’s national security interests.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump’s base is convinced that there is nefarious material implicating mostly, if not solely, Democrats just around the corner, even if there are piles of instances that show Trump palling around with Epstein.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
Argyle, the stoned pizza bro palling around with Heaton's Jonathan in season 4.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 June 2025
Tim Robinson plays Craig, a dad who is delighted to pal around with his new neighbor, Austin (Paul Rudd), until a boys’ night ends in a punch and, eventually, someone calling the cops.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The following day was the charity golf scramble at the Omni Barton Creek Resort Fazio course, where Mack, Jack and McConaughey would show up on certain holes to pal around with the players.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The other major new character is Dina (Isabela Merced), a young woman who pals around with both Joel and Ellie.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Pal around with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal%20around%20with. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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