among friends
idiom
: surrounded by people who are one's friends and are not threatening in any way
Relax. You're among friends here and can speak freely.
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Stepping out among friends and family, Jenner leaned into the nostalgic aesthetic by donning a bubblegum pink wig to match her pink latex dress.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Communication, or the lack of it, seems to loom large in money conflicts among friends: One friend expects a loan to be repaid, and the other doesn’t.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
This is talk among friends but friends who are also clearly conscious that the gathering is making history as well as commemorating it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
What’s 20 years of waiting for consummation, among friends?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Communication, or the lack of it, seems to loom large in money conflicts among friends: One friend expects a loan to be repaid, and the other doesn’t.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
This is talk among friends but friends who are also clearly conscious that the gathering is making history as well as commemorating it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
What’s 20 years of waiting for consummation, among friends?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Among friends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/among%20friends. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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