as in alter ego
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Recent Examples of pen pal
At one point, as many as three individuals — including Manson’s grandson, Jason Freeman; Manson’s son, Michael Brunner; and a prison pen pal of Manson’s, Michael Channel — were attempting to take possession of Manson’s body, CNN reported.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
She was introduced to the case after a friend who worked at an organization that opposed the death penalty encouraged her to volunteer as a pen pal for an inmate on death row, according to The New Yorker.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
She was introduced to the case after a friend who worked at an organization that opposed the death penalty encouraged her to volunteer as a pen pal for an inmate on death row, according to The New Yorker.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen pal
Noun
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When Mexican musician Natalia Lafourcade turned 40, her alter ego was born.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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At the Los Angeles improv group The Groundlings, Reubens creates the alter ego of Pee-wee Herman and puts on a live late-night show that becomes a cult sensation and evolves into a popular tour.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The most key thing in Episode 4 is that Abby is not just with a group of her friends.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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One of my favorite things to watch is when even your circle of friends becomes a career move.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Musk’s chief of staff from 2014 until 2019, who hired Butterfield, Sam Teller joined Valor Equity Partners, the firm run by Musk’s billionaire pal and investor Antonio Gracias, and was a partner there for three and a half years.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rudy Giuliani, after being booted from Gracie Mansion amid his marital troubles, crashed for six months with a Queens car-dealer pal and his partner in the couple’s 44th-floor, 3,000-square-foot apartment.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
24 Apr. 2025
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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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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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The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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He was often seen drinking in bars with influential buddies, including Apodaca.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Each partner will vet and submit scripts for consideration for an Academy Nicholl Fellowship, and The Black List will serve as a portal for public submissions.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Additionally, a portion of ticket sales is being allocated to the Easy Day Foundation and its partners.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
5 May 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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Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike has teamed up with Kim Kardashian’s intimates brand Skims to launch a new line of activewear as the legacy sneaker giant looks to win over more women and better compete with Lululemon, Alo Yoga and Vuori, the companies announced Tuesday.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Employees and intimates wrote tell-all books, stole memorabilia and blackmailed her.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20pal. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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