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as in familiar
closely acquainted
those two army officers have been buddy-buddy for years
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as in friendly
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
he's even buddy-buddy to people he's only just met
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Recent Examples of buddy-buddy
That's not too far off — the cocktails are exceptional, with buddy-buddy service that makes anyone feel like a regular.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
The girls get off to a comically buddy-buddy start, which tells me, as the previous episode did, that all is too well and Genevieve will be evil.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
In walked Selena Gomez (in a custom velvet Alaïa dress) and Cara Delevingne, who were buddy-buddy for the night.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
Team of Three The Room Next Door costars Julianne Moore, John Turturro and Tilda Swinton are buddy-buddy at a TIFF celebration dinner on Sept. 7.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Fuqua made sure this wasn’t your ordinary buddy-buddy action-thriller cop film.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Donald Trump isn’t so buddy-buddy with his former star attorney these days.
—Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
Farley expressed a real buddy-buddy persona with the rival CEO, even recalling a story of his own children ribbing him over Tesla’s superior charging network.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 June 2023
After the Warriors’ 121-106 win in Game 5 on Wednesday night, Draymond Green went all buddy-buddy with Matthew McConaughey outside the Warriors’ locker room.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
The girls get off to a comically buddy-buddy start, which tells me, as the previous episode did, that all is too well and Genevieve will be evil.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
In walked Selena Gomez (in a custom velvet Alaïa dress) and Cara Delevingne, who were buddy-buddy for the night.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
Team of Three The Room Next Door costars Julianne Moore, John Turturro and Tilda Swinton are buddy-buddy at a TIFF celebration dinner on Sept. 7.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Fuqua made sure this wasn’t your ordinary buddy-buddy action-thriller cop film.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Donald Trump isn’t so buddy-buddy with his former star attorney these days.
—Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
Farley expressed a real buddy-buddy persona with the rival CEO, even recalling a story of his own children ribbing him over Tesla’s superior charging network.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 June 2023
After the Warriors’ 121-106 win in Game 5 on Wednesday night, Draymond Green went all buddy-buddy with Matthew McConaughey outside the Warriors’ locker room.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buddy-buddy
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The sense of disharmony is immediate: a familiar scene of youth and learning is grimly debased into one of peril.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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And after one stop in Baltimore, that tour returns to its familiar home at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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My interactions with other people became fraught with anxiety almost immediately upon making the switch; even a friendly handshake held the potential for disaster.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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While the link between the Maduro regime and the Tren de Aragua has for long been suspected, the news coming out of Chile this week is being viewed as further evidence that the links between the two go beyond a friendly relationship.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This more intimate delivery contrasted with his typically bombastic style, lending weight to his critiques.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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From helping design the wedding dress to that touching, intimate post-wedding scene, Karam takes EW inside Marjan and Joe's romance.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Also in the Big Apple, Olivia Rodrigo and her beau Louis Partridge try to keep warm in the chilly weather as Ben Stiller promotes Severance season 2.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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DeSantis’ best choice would have been to appoint a caretaker in Rubio’s place, someone content to keep the seat warm until the next election.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sophie’s own child, Aud Mason-Hyde, is one of the main actors, which adds another layer of things as a close personal story.—
Dan Allen,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Musk stews over Stargate As one of President Trump’s closest allies, Elon Musk was expected to reap a huge advantage over his rivals.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And when states have tried to pass reforms, they’ve been stymied by state legislators’ and regulators’ chummy relationships with the industry.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2024
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Her ordering of 500 officers to be transferred back to their permanent assignments as opposed to meandering off to unofficial reassignments is also a signal that any chummy informality is out the window.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Elon Musk The world’s richest man spent over $200 million to get Trump elected, was tapped to co-lead a still-undefined Department Of Government Efficiency and has become inseparable with the incoming commander in chief—reportedly renting out a cottage at Mar-A-Lago.—
Joe Walsh,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The portraits, by the likes of Ottavio Leoni, Frans Pourbus the Younger and Francois Quesnel, are reminders that children, in all their innocence, can also bear the shadows of life’s inseparable darkness.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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The hotel feels grown-up and staff effusively handle all of your needs with a striking level of gracious humility.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Buddy-buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy-buddy. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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