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Recent Examples of pen pal
Instead, an innocent pen pal relationship blossoms into something more profound.
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Though the talks fell apart over disagreements on what measures North Korea would take toward disarmament and Trump’s reluctance to offer sanctions relief, the summits ended on a surprisingly hopeful note, with the two leaders walking away as pen pals.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
In addition to being pen pals with exhibition artists Bogart and Purnell, Emily’s Sassy Lime band members were also an inspiration for The Linda Lindas, a Los Angeles girl punk band who will be displaying drawings, clothing and music videos at the biennial.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Consider Rumi’s dalliance with illegally downloading music, which puts him on the radar of a not-so-mysterious pen pal known as Curious_George_Bush43!
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Though the talks fell apart over disagreements on what measures North Korea would take toward disarmament and Trump’s reluctance to offer sanctions relief, the summits ended on a surprisingly hopeful note, with the two leaders walking away as pen pals.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
In addition to being pen pals with exhibition artists Bogart and Purnell, Emily’s Sassy Lime band members were also an inspiration for The Linda Lindas, a Los Angeles girl punk band who will be displaying drawings, clothing and music videos at the biennial.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Consider Rumi’s dalliance with illegally downloading music, which puts him on the radar of a not-so-mysterious pen pal known as Curious_George_Bush43!
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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The Sketch Book was published under the name Geoffrey Crayon, one of Irving’s literary alter egos.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
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The following morning, Speak discovered his friend after arriving at his house to pick him up, the intention being to take him to Manchester Airport for a flight to Dubai.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time on the show, the friends and family members selected by each celebrity contestant for their dedications will join them on the ballroom floor.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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In The First Wives Club, based on the 1992 novel by Olivia Goldsmith, Midler, Keaton and Goldie Hawn, 79, played former college pals Brenda, Elise and Annie, who reunite for the funeral of their friend Cynthia (Stockard Channing).—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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This version of Norman is the CEO of Oscorp and gives Peter and his pals internships, but his true motives are suspicious.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 Oct. 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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Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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Racing with some buddies of course, and that's coming closer with the unveiling of the Jetson Air Games concept recently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The latter exchange exemplifies why Boston Blue works best when Wahlberg and Martin-Green are driving the action with their easy, buddy-cop chemistry.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The product will be available directly from NVIDIA and select third-party partners.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 45-year-old actress and singer posed in lingerie to announce the launch of her new line of intimates.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Founded in 2000, Spanx produces activewear, apparel, denim, shapewear, swimwear, intimates, leggings, hosiery, among other products.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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