pen pals

plural of pen pal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pals
Noun
  • The Sketch Book was published under the name Geoffrey Crayon, one of Irving’s literary alter egos.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Robinson has a genius for channeling society’s ambient toxic vibes, in abstract but eerily evocative ways, through his odd alter egos.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Clooney added that a lot of his pals will be returning for this movie — specifically Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Julia Roberts.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Since Fox and Stoltz’s meeting, the two have become pals.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Perplexity’s free student offer joins a wave of similar initiatives from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic—all touting their bots as tutors, study buddies, or productivity boosters.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Accountability buddies can be instrumental in your progress.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Programmers have to bring streaming apps into the mix to bring value to cable distribution partners.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While he is getting used to accepting the flowers given, his colleagues had bouquets to give.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than just adding up the contribution of each variant, Oram and his colleagues’ test incorporates the complex interactivity of various alleles with one another, including ones with protective effects.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The two got on famously, and have been chums ever since.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike his comrades, his family life is more dysfunctional than deeply troubled.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Yeah, the time for prudent action, planning and working with comrades in different kinds of decision-making processes, developing new kinds of horizontal organizing.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Pen pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pals. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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