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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow-well-met
Adjective
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Lots of natural light and warm, muted color palettes make your spaces feel comforting and inviting, just like our favorite housekeeper.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025 -
Although, the ear pads can get sweaty in warm weather and aren’t user-replaceable.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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That ingredient delivers a fiery finish to all sorts of dishes, though my pal loves it best on scrambled eggs.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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My older sister Pam would occasionally let pesky little brother Phil join any late-night movie viewing fun during her weekend slumber parties and birthday party overnights with her elementary pals Robin and Melanie.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead of an origin story, Peter is thrown into the stressful situation of navigating high school life, being a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and crushing on the daughter of Michael Keaton's villainous Vulture.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Their previous encounter, during Arsenal’s pre-season friendly against United in Los Angeles last summer, ended with Heaven leaving Mount on the grass through a foul from behind.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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How Sam Altman became Trump’s best AI buddy Initially cut out of the president’s circle by Elon Musk, Altman has been quietly cultivating his relationship with the president, the WSJ reports.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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The man was gifted, gracious, often generous and seldom mean-spirited.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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But goodness gracious, the Rockies are only (14-36) under Schaeffer after going 7-33 under Black.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Noun
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And with a hearty, belted last note from Shay, the night kicked off with a grand, fiery, country music blitz.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Always choose hearty, whole grain bread products — the more whole, the better.—
Fred Sassani,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Celebrity Infested Waters on ITV this evening and is hoping that solid ratings will be chum in the water for broadcasters and streaming services searching for more shark content.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Jensen Ackles will reprise his role as Soldier Boy, Homelander's dad, alongside his chums Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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In 2018, one of his musical compadres — musician, producer, and studio owner Richard Swift — died of complications from hepatitis as a result of his own excesses, just as the two were about to start a Rateliff solo album.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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Pro tip: gaps and gumlines, compadres, that's where all the action's at.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Mar. 2025
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