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He befriended the new student.
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The episode features director John Waters as a gay antiques dealer befriended by Marge.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
Along with Walker, Snider befriended and learned from songwriting greats like Billy Joe Shaver, John Prine, Jimmy Buffett, Guy Clark, and Kris Kristofferson.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2025
The circumstances feel uncomfortably close to what happened to Madison, and Aggie starts to fear she's befriended a murderer.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Harry's son Albus Severus Potter, Ron and Hermione's daughter Rose, and Malfoy's son Scorpius Malfoy essentially befriend one another, becoming thrust into mischief and adventure, much like their parents.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
Along with Walker, Snider befriended and learned from songwriting greats like Billy Joe Shaver, John Prine, Jimmy Buffett, Guy Clark, and Kris Kristofferson.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2025
The circumstances feel uncomfortably close to what happened to Madison, and Aggie starts to fear she's befriended a murderer.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Harry's son Albus Severus Potter, Ron and Hermione's daughter Rose, and Malfoy's son Scorpius Malfoy essentially befriend one another, becoming thrust into mischief and adventure, much like their parents.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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befriend
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be·friend
bi-ˈfrend 
: to become or act as a friend to
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