| No. 1 pals |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2025 |
| Closest pals always |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2025 |
| Closest pals, for short |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Closest buds |
Premier Sunday |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Mates for life? |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jul 2025 |
| True pals, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Jul 2025 |
| Pals for life: Abbr. |
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| Texter's closest pals |
LA Times Mini |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Lifetime pals, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2025 |
| Ride-or-dies, in brief |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Close pals, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Very close buds |
Premier Sunday |
25 May 2025 |
| "Palsies 5eva!!" |
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| Pals for life: Abbr. |
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| Close chums, techie-style |
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| Chums with matching bracelets, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2025 |
| Super-close buds, for short |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2025 |
| True pals, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Apr 2025 |
| Fave pals |
Premier Sunday |
16 Mar 2025 |
| The closest of pals, for short |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2025 |
| Fave texting partners, perhaps |
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| Bosom buddies, in modern lingo |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Really close buds |
Premier Sunday |
09 Feb 2025 |
| Lifelong pals: Abbr. |
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| Closest pals, informally |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Closest 44-Across |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2025 |
| #1 buds |
Premier Sunday |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Closest pals, for short |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Pals 4 life |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Frog and Toad, e.g. (abbr.) |
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| Inseparable buds, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Ride-or-dies, put another way |
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| Ride-or-die pals, for short |
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| Closest buds |
Universal |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Totes close pals |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Super-close pals, briefly |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Close pals, for short |
USA Today |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Close pals, for short |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Aug 2024 |
| True pals, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Two halves of a platonic whole |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Close pals, for short |
Universal |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Super-dose pals |
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| Super-close pals |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Folks who are totes inseparable |
LA Times Daily |
25 May 2024 |
| True pals, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 May 2024 |
| Peeps you LOL with |
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| Longtime pals, briefly |
Universal |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Very close pals, for short |
Universal |
30 Mar 2024 |
| True pals, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Really good pals in texts |
|
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| Inseparable pals, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Lifelong pals: Abbr. |
|
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| They're very close, briefly |
|
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| Very close buddies, for short |
USA Today |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Very close buddies. for short |
|
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| Ones who tell each other *everything* |
New York Times |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Very good pals (Acro.) |
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| Pals who might have matching necklaces |
USA Today |
04 Nov 2023 |
| Longtime buds |
Universal |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Inseparable buds, in brief |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2023 |
| V close buds |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Pals such as this puzzle's constructors |
Universal |
13 Aug 2023 |
| Closest ones, 4 short |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2023 |
| Closest of pals, for short |
Universal |
30 Jul 2023 |
| Wearers of friendship bracelets |
USA Today |
01 Jun 2023 |
| Pals, in texts |
Wall Street Journal |
20 May 2023 |
| They might have matching half-heart necklaces, in brief |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2023 |
| Lifelong pals, slangily: Abbr. |
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| Very tight pair |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Really close 10-Acrosses |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2023 |
| Texter's closest pals |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2023 |
| Ride-or-die buds |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jan 2023 |
| Close pals, for short |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2022 |
| 4EVA pals |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2022 |
| Close chums, for short |
LA Times Daily |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Bosom buddies |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2022 |
| Lifetime pals, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Very close pals: Abbr. |
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| Pair sharing a <3 necklace, probably |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2022 |
| Pair sharing a <3 necklace, probably |
The Washington Post |
21 May 2022 |
| True pals, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2022 |
| Besties |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2022 |
| Tightest pals, briefly |
Universal |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Inseparable pals: Abbr. |
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| Buds that are very close |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Lifelong pals, slangily: Abbr. |
|
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| V good pals |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Closest of pals, for short |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Buds 4 life |
Wall Street Journal |
11 May 2021 |
| Closest buds, in brief |
Premier Sunday |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Closest buds |
Universal |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Inseparable buds |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2021 |
| Tightest of pals, in brief |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Inseparable pals, briefly |
The Washington Post |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Inseparable pals, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Buddies, in millennial lingo: Abbr. |
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| Bosom buds, in texts |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Bosom buds, in texts |
The Washington Post |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Tight gp |
The Washington Post |
05 Feb 2021 |
| Tight gp |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2021 |
| Closest pals, for short |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Really good buddies, for short |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Close buds |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2021 |
| People who are tight, in modern lingo |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2020 |
| Inseparable pals, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2020 |
| Super-close pals, for short |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2020 |
| Super-close buds |
Premier Sunday |
23 Aug 2020 |
| Bosom buds, briefly |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2020 |
| More than buds |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2020 |
| V close pals |
USA Today |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Closest buds, for short |
The Washington Post |
29 May 2020 |
| Closest buds, for short |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2020 |
| Contacts list faves |
New York Times |
20 May 2020 |
| Inseparable pals, to texters: Abbr. |
|
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| Your mates for life: Abbr. |
|
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| Pals for life, in millennial lingo: Abbr. |
|
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| Ppl with heart emojis on Snapchat |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2019 |
| Ride-or-die pals, briefly |
Universal |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Closest pals, slangily |
Universal |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Inseparable buds |
Universal |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Close pals, in texts |
Universal |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Closest pals, initially |
The Washington Post |
28 Aug 2019 |
| Closest pals, initially |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2019 |
| Closest of pals, informally |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2019 |
| Close pals, in texts |
USA Today |
30 Jul 2019 |
| Super close buds, briefly |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2019 |
| Lifelong pals, slangily: Abbr. |
|
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| People who are totes close |
New York Times |
05 May 2019 |
| Fave buds |
Premier Sunday |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Permanent pals, 4 short |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2019 |
| Pals for life: Abbr. |
|
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| Close pals, for short |
Universal |
09 Feb 2019 |
| Lifelong pals, slangily |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2019 |
| Closest 57-Across, in texts |
Universal |
09 Jan 2019 |
| Closest 57-Across, in texts |
|
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| Close pals, in texts |
|
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| Close pals, for short |
|
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| People who are totes close |
|
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| Lifelong pals, slangily |
|
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| Closest of pals, informally |
|
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| Closest pals, initially |
|
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| Super close buds, briefly |
|
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| Close pals, in texts |
|
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| They're inseparable, briefly |
The Washington Post |
17 Nov 2018 |
| They're inseparable, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Inseparable pals, to texters |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Apr 2018 |
| Bosom buddies, in modern lingo |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Closest buddies, for short |
|
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| Closest buds, in texts |
USA Today |
06 Mar 2018 |
| They're inseparable, briefly |
|
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| Bosom buddies, in modern lingo |
|
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| Inseparable pals, to texters |
|
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| Buds 4 life |
|
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| Very close ones, for short |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Closest buds, briefly |
Premier Sunday |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Close buds |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Fave texting buds |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Fave texting buds |
The Washington Post |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Closest buddies, for short |
|
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| Closest buddies, for short |
LA Times Daily |
28 Feb 2017 |
| Lifelong buds, in texts |
USA Today |
07 Jan 2017 |
| Close buds |
|
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| Lifelong buds, in texts |
|
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| Fave texting buds |
|
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| Closest buddies, for short |
|
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| Fave texting pals |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jun 2016 |
| Pals 4 life |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Pals 4 life |
|
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| Fave texting pals |
|
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| Lifelong pals, less formally |
Jonesin |
24 Nov 2015 |
| Lifelong pals, in texts |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2015 |
| Inseparable pals, to texters |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2015 |
| Inseparable pair, for short |
Jonesin |
12 Feb 2015 |
| Lifelong pals, in texts |
|
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| Inseparable pals, to texters |
|
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| Lifelong buddies, for short |
|
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| Very close pals, briefly |
|
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| Lifelong buds, in texts |
|
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| Close pals, in teen slang |
|
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| Ones who've got your back, in Internet shorthand |
|
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| Ones who've got your back, in Internet shorthand |
|
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| Pals, in textspeak |
|
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| Totes close pals |
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