friendship
noun
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)-ˌship 
1
: the state of being friends
They have a long-standing friendship.
2
: the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness
the friendship shown him by his coworkers
3
obsolete
: aid
Examples of friendship in a Sentence
a friendship between two countries
They have enjoyed many years of friendship.
He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Michelle is floating through life until a surprising connection with a high schooler challenges her friendship with her overbearing best friend, in this bitingly astute and exceptionally hilarious satire.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Members of the committee also questioned Shihata about her longstanding friendship with Ramzi Kassem, the mayor’s general counsel.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The two haven’t been seen together in a while, and there have been multiple reports that their friendship isn’t doing well amid Lively’s legal fight with It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, which Swift ended up in the middle of.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendship. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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friendship
noun
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)-ˌship
: the state of being friends
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