friendly with
idiom
: having a casual rather than close friendship
They are friendly with their new neighbors.
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Trump has been friendly with the Ellisons.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
Helton had been friendly with Melvin for years, ever since Melvin had gotten into the drug game in the late ’60s.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Summers and Hoffman had nothing to do with either case, but both were friendly with Epstein and exchanged emails with him.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The 3-year-old cat, who weighs just 2 pounds, is also very friendly with Yuliia’s other cats.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
Helton had been friendly with Melvin for years, ever since Melvin had gotten into the drug game in the late ’60s.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Summers and Hoffman had nothing to do with either case, but both were friendly with Epstein and exchanged emails with him.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The 3-year-old cat, who weighs just 2 pounds, is also very friendly with Yuliia’s other cats.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendly with
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“Friendly with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendly%20with. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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