old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time
An old friend came to visit.

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Hello darkness, my old friend, and all that. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Call of Duty Deal Jumping into Black Ops 7 feels like revisiting an old friend with a few new tricks. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Chibale grabs a chemistry book off the shelf in his office and riffles through a parade of molecules — each one like an old friend. Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026 Currently, the Connecticut resident has been holed up at home after slipping on the stoop at his old friend Marsha Mason’s house. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old friend

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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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