friendly with
idiom
: having a casual rather than close friendship
They are friendly with their new neighbors.
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Surely anyone who is friendly with your daughter will wish her well without being prompted by mail.
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Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The authenticity of the photo Trump kept referencing has been dismissed as unlikely by numerous outlets including Fox News Digital, whose parent company has historically been very friendly with the President.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Allred was friendly with everyone who would walk through his doors.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Bezos and Sanchez has been especially demonstrative in being friendly with Trump — which should seem shocking and disturbing to their famous liberal friends.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The authenticity of the photo Trump kept referencing has been dismissed as unlikely by numerous outlets including Fox News Digital, whose parent company has historically been very friendly with the President.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Allred was friendly with everyone who would walk through his doors.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Bezos and Sanchez has been especially demonstrative in being friendly with Trump — which should seem shocking and disturbing to their famous liberal friends.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Friendly with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendly%20with. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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