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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2
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
Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie There’s some fun stuff here, particularly once Laurie bails on her friends to see the fight with Valentin and the guys, then goes home with Aleksei.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
In one photo, Lohan posed with some of her nearest and dearest including her sister Aliana, hair colorist Tracey Cunningham, friends Juliet Angus and Courtenay Semel, and more.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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Noun
Rinehart, a friend of Trump, attended both his election night party at Mar-a-lago and his inauguration.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie There’s some fun stuff here, particularly once Laurie bails on her friends to see the fight with Valentin and the guys, then goes home with Aleksei.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
The dress also happened to be very complementary to friend Taylor Swift’s look for the evening—a cream linen dress with a pastel floral design all over it.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
In one photo, Lohan posed with some of her nearest and dearest including her sister Aliana, hair colorist Tracey Cunningham, friends Juliet Angus and Courtenay Semel, and more.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friend
Noun
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The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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He was often seen drinking in bars with influential buddies, including Apodaca.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Plan proponents saw this as a way to combat the district’s funding problems.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Moore befriended Shakespeare in 2008 under the pretense of writing a book about him, but the project never materialized.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Henry is quickly befriended by fellow outsider Patty Newby (Gabrielle Nevaeh), who tries to help him temper his horrific visions and convulsive fits of rage.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This week, my fellow Wellness colleague and experienced runner, David Oliver, wrote an inspiring piece about a 77-year-old who ran the Boston marathon this week.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Factors That Can Impact Your Brain Health After examining 59 different meta-analyses, Singh and her colleagues found 17 risk factors for dementia, late-life depression, and stroke that overlapped with one another.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some supporters even lost the will to protest, feeling nothing will change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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In a statement posted to X, Taylor congratulated Lee and acknowledged the impact of his supporters.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Salem will portray The Earl of Pembroke, Marshal, Eleanor’s advisor and confidant.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yet Thune, a McConnell lieutenant and confidant throughout Trump’s first term, has hardly distanced himself from the former Majority Leader.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Book dispute is one of three religious rights cases The case is one of three religious rights cases the Supreme Court is deciding in the coming weeks, and appears likely to be part of a recent trend of the court siding with religious rights advocates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Environmental advocates and cheerleaders for biodiversity were overjoyed that the wolves — who in their best moments look a lot like big, cuddly dogs — were making such an astonishing comeback.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Workers associated with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) started arriving in offices shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration in January.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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What’s more, a 2019 study in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that diets adequate in vitamin A, vitamin K, magnesium, zinc, and copper were associated with a lower risk of premature death—but only if those vitamins came from food rather than supplements.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friend. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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