pen pals

noun

plural of pen pal
as in alter egos

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pals
  1. alter egos
  2. friends
  3. pals
  4. buddies
  5. partners
  6. colleagues
  7. musketeers
  8. chums
Noun
  • With a few simple prompts, anyone can summon up a team of realistic alter egos.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
    — Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of alter egos
Noun
  • Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • In addition to one very big bow, the clip also starred a then-unknown John Leguizamo as one of the artist's pals.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Hollywood pals, including Josh Gad, posted tributes in his honor.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
Definition of pals
Noun
  • Juan Correa traveled from Bucaramanga, Colombia, with his buddies Nick Arrieta, Alejandro Garcia and Santiago Rivera, arriving in KC on Thursday.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Gaze at a passing cloud, curl up under a shady tree with a good book, or take a stroll and chat with your best buddies to savor the season.
    — Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026
Definition of buddies
Noun
  • Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • When published in 1844, Dumas' novel, which evokes the adventures of musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan — yes, there were actually four musketeers — became an overnight sensation.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
  • While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of musketeers
Noun
  • To be sure, Maher’s ready wit and spontaneous repartee as a talk show host were central themes for the parade of chums who praised the honoree.
    — Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of chums
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“Pen pals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pals. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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