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pen pal

NOUN
friend made through letterwriting
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He once had a pen pal relationship with President Reagan because he thought it was important to hear the perspectives of political opponents.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2023

Sigrid shared similar experiences, offering that “your pen pal will change your perspective on life, and you will gain as much as they do from the correspondence.”

From Slate Sep. 12, 2023

Twenty years after their unlikely pen pal correspondence comes to a sudden end, Iris is working as a journalist in London and sets about trying to find her pen friend.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2023

He met Rhianan's mother via a pen pal system for prisoners.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2023

“I just wanted to show you what my pen pal sent me,” I said.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda




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