compadres

noun

plural of compadre
as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together

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Recent Examples of compadres Shirley gets one of her compadres in Mechanical, Ossie (Michael Younis), to send Juliette further into the Down Deep using their little dumbwaiter contraption. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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  1. friends
  2. buddies
Noun
  • The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For decades, the Skyline Cinema in Dillon, Colorado has been one of the few places Summit County families go to watch the latest movie, teenagers go for their first jobs, and friends go to spend a few hours together.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • The Kennedy assassination all at once gave Martin a vocation and a network of pen pals and phone buddies; her monomania also provided her kids with an opportunity for experiential learning in a pre-digital era.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Tuning into their broadcasts is basically listening to old buddies talking baseball.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of buddies

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“Compadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadres. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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