friendship
noun
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)-ˌship 
1
: the state of being friends
they have a long-standing friendship
2
: the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness
the friendship shown him by his coworkers
3
obsolete
: aid
Examples of friendship in a Sentence
a friendship between two countries
They have enjoyed many years of friendship.
He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Tuesday marked the publication of Nobody’s Girl, Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, which might have turned the spotlight back onto the president’s long friendship with Epstein.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
That friendship, which came from years of mutual respect, helped calm the nerves when things got tough.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Brown and O’Neill rose in the ranks over their 20-year friendship, both becoming editor-in-chief at prestigious publications — Brown at InStyle and O’Neill at WSJ Magazine.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendship. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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friendship
noun
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)-ˌship
: the state of being friends
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