Buddy
Buddy noun - A person who has a strong liking for and trust in another.
Cronies
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Backstory: "Christopher Chance" Beleaguered Childhood Friend: Guerrero in "Cool Hand Guerrero" before his buddy wanting out of the drug business gets killed by a corrupt warden and his prison guard cronies.
Source: Series / Human Target -
Infernal Retaliation: In the movie, Christine chases Buddy Repperton and one of his cronies to a gas station where they wanted to meet a third.
Source: Literature / Christine
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Cronies and Buddy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buddy/cronies
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Cronies or Buddy. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buddy/cronies.
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