1
as in buddy
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets
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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes
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as in to befriend
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Recent Examples of friend
Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 July 2025
Its parental control options also allow families to block their children from specific games and experiences, to limit how much time their children can spend on Roblox and to manage which friends their children play with online.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Admired by friends and adored by women, his longing for love and recognition spurs him on.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Brad and Tina Perry, of League City, were camping in their RV in Kerrville when the rain-swollen waters rose early in the morning on Friday, July 4, friends Steven and Debbie Whatley told CBS affiliate KHOU.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 July 2025
Its parental control options also allow families to block their children from specific games and experiences, to limit how much time their children can spend on Roblox and to manage which friends their children play with online.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Weaving back and forth between the present and the past, we are introduced to Lizzie and her five friends, who desired so much more than what the world was willing to offer them.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Admired by friends and adored by women, his longing for love and recognition spurs him on.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friend
Noun
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The mayor is immediately arrested, along with his billionaire buddies.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lena Waithe is channeling her complicated history with Issa Rae into a buddy comedy for the two of them to star.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This was a momentous development for child-care proponents such as myself, who have long argued that wide-reaching free programs are crucial for parents and for a healthy democracy.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the gains at the top are largely predicated on a speculative artificial intelligence stock market boom that even some AI proponents say could quickly fizzle — and potentially take the US economy down with it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite the difficulties of running a school in a war zone, ANIM created a space in Afghanistan where kids could befriend teachers from all over the world and earn the chance to leave later on.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Monroe takes a supporting role in Greta, Neil Jordan’s psychological horror film about a young woman (Chloë Grace Moretz) who befriends a mysterious older woman (Isabelle Huppert in the title role) and soon finds she’s accidentally bonded with a monster.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In July, when the United Nations put out its own plan for surging food and medicine into Gaza in the event of a cease-fire, the State Department was still hiring the people currently coordinating its Gaza relief work, the current federal employee and one of their colleagues told me.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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This points to a growing public health concern for younger Americans, a population also experiencing similar increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses, added Kim and colleague Aimal Khan, a colon and rectal surgery professor at Vanderbilt.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Favorability Ratings Reveal Polarized Electorate All three candidates face underwater favorability ratings, though Mamdani’s supporters remain the most energized.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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At last weekend’s general assembly of Barcelona club members, Laporta tried to thread a delicate path when defending the plan to play a domestic game over 4,500 miles away, knowing that Tebas is not exactly popular with his team’s supporters.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In early 2024, the sport’s biggest name became embroiled in legal controversy when his personal interpreter and close confidant, Ippei Mizuhara, was found to have wired large payments from the player’s account to a bookmaking operation then under federal investigation.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Mike is portrayed as a confidant as Bruce records the album.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Idaho lawmakers and advocates have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy and informed choice.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Power resources have long been a sticking point for data center opponents and consumer advocates who argue the massive structures will sap energy and lead to higher electric bills for residential consumers.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Out of the more than 30 people charged by federal prosecutors for illicit-gaming offenses, just three are associated with the NBA, and most of the evidence has nothing to do with basketball games.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friend. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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