PAL (AROUND) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

pal (around)

verb

Definition of pal (around)

as in to travel

to come or be together as friends they began to pal around after discovering that they both had kids on the same soccer team

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Verb

The story follows Emily, an American woman who travels with Simon, her Chinese Malaysian husband, and their son Louis to spend the summer at his family’s mansion.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Many of the units come with full kitchens and have one or two bedrooms making it ideally for families or those traveling in a group.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

Investigators tracked down the suspect after finding the email address linked to his X account and IP addresses associated with a residence in Grand Blanc.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Once associated with the city’s armed conflict, La Sierra has built a new reputation through its specialty coffee, with 30 local producers who work directly with Rituales.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of associate

Verb

Greenstein and Ellison were friends for over a decade, having bonded over their love of racing and aviation (Greenstein has a driving simulator in his office).

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
When Jeremy doesn’t succeed in killing her, Verity fakes her paralysis while using his time out of the house to bond with their son and write these letters.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of bond

Verb

On Wednesday, the evening before they were set to dock, the mood seemed far more jovial aboard the ship; sailors were chatting and laughing, some were running a 5K around a deck now free of aircraft.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
He was hired by Italy’s Agnelli family to run Fiat in 2004 when, due to previous mismanagement and the recession, few in the auto industry believed it could be saved.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of run

Verb

The result is Ba’s Book, which mixes vérité documentary, re-enactments by family members in Vietnam and actors, as well as travelog into a heartfelt family film.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
The Empress’s own 1908 Indigo Gin, which changes color depending on what’s mixed in, is absolutely delicious.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of mix

Verb

Join her for forest bathing or connecting with the Island’s ancient trees.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Awe Inspired cofounder and chief executive officer Max Johnson first connected with Wilson after the model wore one of the brand’s necklaces to a Teen Vogue summit.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of connect

Verb

Over two days, my dad sat in the bare clinic for hours hooked up to an IV.

— Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
DeStefano had hooked up a new piece of gear to his digital audio workstation, and the program downloaded a driver that clashed with Ableton, a ProTools-like music creation platform.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hook up

Verb

People come here to mingle but also to meet, even for business.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Those yellow jackets flitted around the room like bees before the event, mingling with fundraiser attendees and big-name actors, explaining what, exactly, City Year does.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of mingle

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