as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
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Recent Examples of buddy
Hunt and his police buddies: Looks like the Internal Affairs Bureau cleared Eli of any wrongdoing.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 May 2025
The buddy comedy finds Hopps, the police department’s first rabbit cop, working full-time with Wilde, the sly fox and former grifter.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Photograph: Sabrina Kelly; Getty Images Around the time Smith started working on One Shot, Hay began to suspect that his buddy’s finances were not all in order.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
Fatima is also a gifted student, captivated in class as her buddies goof off around her.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 May 2025
The buddy comedy finds Hopps, the police department’s first rabbit cop, working full-time with Wilde, the sly fox and former grifter.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Photograph: Sabrina Kelly; Getty Images Around the time Smith started working on One Shot, Hay began to suspect that his buddy’s finances were not all in order.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
Fatima is also a gifted student, captivated in class as her buddies goof off around her.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy
friend
Noun
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Researchers found that those with a friend perceived the hill as less steep.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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In subsequent years, Saville and Nochlin became friends.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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