as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
a hail-fellow-well-met politician who genuinely enjoys pressing the flesh
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as in pal
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow-well-met
Adjective
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It’s finished with red wood veneer, which adds a rustic and warm feel to the piece.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025 -
Grant was polite and warm, albeit confused about having an indoor life and this influx of love and care.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The singer turned to her pal, rapper Ice Spice, and longtime friend Ashley Avignone giving the crowd a bit of side-eye as the group shook off the negativity.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The cast includes her bird pal and sounding board, Romeo (Dee Bradley Baker, whistling) and friends Petey (Vedanten Naidoo), who uses a wheelchair, and Teeny (Amari McCoy), who is only a little teeny.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 20-year-old was called up to the Trinidad & Tobago national team in December for a friendly against Saudi Arabia.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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But even that, an idea borrowed from other states, the federal government and even the city of Chicago, failed to get traction, another example of lawmakers and friendly lobbyists showing little appetite for changing how Springfield does business.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An escaped convict teams up with his Italian buddy and an army deserter to plan a spectacular bank robbery, looting a U.S. military base for the necessary firepower.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its purpose was not to put out flames, but to provide a device that his buddy could rappel down — superhero style — in case of a house fire.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My colleagues were more than gracious enough to take some time out of their day to taste-test copious amounts of chocolate.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Queen was impeccably gracious in her victory, playing down the historic moment.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of hiking opportunities and, for the hearty, for some wild swimming.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This hearty, garlicky white bean soup is just the answer.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The most famous and infamous of those chums was John H. Eaton.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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The youngsters chums volunteered him, and Kuban went behind the kit and played for 10 minutes.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Sep. 2024
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And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie.—
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
5 July 2023
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