friendly with
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: having a casual rather than close friendship
They are friendly with their new neighbors.
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The city’s most celebrated living composer, Brahms, who was friendly with several members of two generations of the Wittgenstein family, lived around the corner from the Palais and visited often.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Paramount is aided by Larry Ellison’s deep pockets and close ties to the White House, which has criticized Comcast’s Brian Roberts but is also friendly with Discovery’s éminence grise, John Malone.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Flexxbotics, an American company known for its digital manufacturing solutions, is trying to make factories truly smart and humanoid-friendly with its FlexxCORE technology.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Golden retrievers have long been popular family pets, noted by the American Kennel Club for being great with young children, affectionate towards family, and friendly with other dogs.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Paramount is aided by Larry Ellison’s deep pockets and close ties to the White House, which has criticized Comcast’s Brian Roberts but is also friendly with Discovery’s éminence grise, John Malone.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Flexxbotics, an American company known for its digital manufacturing solutions, is trying to make factories truly smart and humanoid-friendly with its FlexxCORE technology.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Golden retrievers have long been popular family pets, noted by the American Kennel Club for being great with young children, affectionate towards family, and friendly with other dogs.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Friendly with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendly%20with. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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