as in alter ego
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Recent Examples of pen pal
Some users spent hours asking their new overseas pen pals questions about their respective countries and cultures, ranging from what school lunch is like in Wisconsin to what a typical apartment looks like in Chengdu.
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Former Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt was a pen pal of Parsons at one point.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
The story centered on two shop employees, played by Benanti and Levi, who, despite being consistently at odds with each other at work, are unaware that each is the other’s secret pen pal.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Here, musical legends feel like flesh-and-blood figures, especially as Dylan navigates Seeger as the old-guard angel on one shoulder and Bob’s pen pal Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) as the rebel devil on the other.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Former Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt was a pen pal of Parsons at one point.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
The story centered on two shop employees, played by Benanti and Levi, who, despite being consistently at odds with each other at work, are unaware that each is the other’s secret pen pal.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Here, musical legends feel like flesh-and-blood figures, especially as Dylan navigates Seeger as the old-guard angel on one shoulder and Bob’s pen pal Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) as the rebel devil on the other.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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The actress is another fixture of soap world, having appeared for five years on the NBC drama Passions as Valerie Davis, the female alter ego of psychotic manipular Vincent Clarkson (Phillip Jeanmarie).—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth soon grows jealous of her alter ego while Sue is rapidly embraced by the public.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the movie, the actress plays the titular Zoe, the late friend and consistent voice in her head to Afghanistan war veteran Merit, played by Sonequa Martin-Green.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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Growing up in Africa, my friends and I would do that.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, with a pal like Keith always looking out for him, there’s nothing this little mouse can’t handle.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Sánchez will have a new pal joining her on her upcoming, all-female trip to space on a Blue Origin rocket: Flynn, the character from her first children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
20 Mar. 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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Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2023
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The driver passed Morgan’s music onto his buddies, who happened to be longtime Jason Aldean collaborators/bandmates Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter — and noted cinephile — made the announcement while appearing on Jennifer Hudson's eponymous talk show to chat about her upcoming tour with her fellow Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar and her new buddy comedy, One of Them Days.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Then there’s his defensive partner, Konate, approaching the final year of his contract with no sign of a breakthrough in negotiations and Gomez, who came close to leaving last summer, recovering from surgery on his hamstring.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Commerce Bank has been a partner with the Kansas City Royals from the very beginning, down to the checks written to bring the team into MLB’s American League.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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The roaming vampire was hanging out in front of the movie theater with his human familiars, all fully armed and ready to throw down for their undead master.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2023
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There are three large, deep drawers in the center flanked on either side by smaller compartments ideal for intimates, socks, and more.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Aerie, American Eagle’s intimates and activewear line, drove the company’s growth during the quarter with comps up 6%.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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