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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Our old friend Javonte Williams just landed a three-year, $24-million extension from Dallas, for an AAV of $8 million per season. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 Morgan was playing with her 6-year-old friend at the Colony Apartments in Bowling Green, Kentucky, when she was kidnapped, according to a federal affidavit in support of a criminal complaint. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026 And some of those voters might just be primed for a reunion with their old friend Sherrod Brown. Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 Peter gets dangerously close to dying multiple times this season — most notably at the hands of his Night Action partner Adam, who is actually an old friend of the corrupt POTUS. Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2026.

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