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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Yet, as so often happens in the sport, Estrada did not travel a straight line to big-league prosperity.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025 -
The other travels out of Florida twice a year with her U.S.-born child who has a disability.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Quina tools in Europe are specifically associated with Neanderthals—but Neanderthal remains have never been uncovered in East Asia.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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In traditional Eastern Medicine, cupping therapy is closely associated with acupuncture.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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Since birth, Tucker has been backstage bonding with his mother Mara, who has given birth twice previously.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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And while Goofy is looking to bond with his son after Max gets into trouble at school, the latter just wants to get to Los Angeles to see his favorite rock star in concert to impress his school crush, Roxanne.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Drivers including Ken Miles, Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Bob Bondurant, and Carroll Shelby have also run the course.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of whether it is run by M+ or the HKMOA, transparency is important to both the art community and taxpayers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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These plants swap out radioactive fuel rods and a water-coolant system with a salt slurry mixed with nuclear fuel and offer myriad benefits over their older brethren.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite expansions over the latest six consecutive months through March, new orders have been mixed over the past two years, reflecting expansions in 15 of the past 24 months.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Martin and Fabry connected over a mutual friend in Ibiza two years ago, and instantly bonded.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When Laurie failed to seal the deal with Valentin despite pressure from Jaclyn, the latter took it upon herself to hook up with him herself.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
31 Mar. 2025
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Back in 2016, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that Bieber, then 22, was hooking up with Kardashian, then 36.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The music networking event is a place for professionals and experts to mingle, and for emerging newcomers to get to know fellow contemporaries and creatives.—
Billboard UK,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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Weeks earlier Redick and Chelsea were there for a holiday party, mingling with people who had raised their kids, and now their grandkids, in the community.—
Dan Woike,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Pal (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal%20%28around%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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