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to become a friend to (someone)
He befriended the new student.
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Recent Examples of befriended
Vaccarello has also worked with and befriended the American actors who excite him, such as Zoë Kravitz, Sevigny, and Gwyneth Paltrow, along with young models like Hailey Bieber and veterans like Frankie Rayder.
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Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Rivers later expanded to bass and guitar and befriended the band's future frontman, Durst.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Gacy befriended Bolton, inviting him to take a hike around the lake.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Mahmoudian, the journalist Panahi befriended in Evin, advised on the dialogue, particularly the lines delivered by the interrogator.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
When working on his music, Curry befriended the likes of Carole King and Cher, and tells of one wild night out at Studio 54 with Carly Simon and James Taylor.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
At some point in the 1990s, Pynchon started becoming a bit more public, befriended the band Lotion as a fan, through their accountant.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
The accomplished producer was born in Houston and befriended the late Pimp C in high school.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The scarcity of food was a challenge, but Gertrude befriended farmers on her cross-country walks.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Rivers later expanded to bass and guitar and befriended the band's future frontman, Durst.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Gacy befriended Bolton, inviting him to take a hike around the lake.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Mahmoudian, the journalist Panahi befriended in Evin, advised on the dialogue, particularly the lines delivered by the interrogator.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
When working on his music, Curry befriended the likes of Carole King and Cher, and tells of one wild night out at Studio 54 with Carly Simon and James Taylor.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
At some point in the 1990s, Pynchon started becoming a bit more public, befriended the band Lotion as a fan, through their accountant.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
The accomplished producer was born in Houston and befriended the late Pimp C in high school.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The scarcity of food was a challenge, but Gertrude befriended farmers on her cross-country walks.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befriended
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In 2023, Kim and North joined forces for another mother-daughter costume, this time dressing as characters from the rom-com Clueless.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Twenty-four sides travelled to Chile for the latest edition of a tournament that has given rise to some of the finest players across the globe.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many suburbanites would come to Philadelphia to do their holiday shopping, while others traveled to the city for the annual Army-Navy football game, according to Britannica.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Befriended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befriended. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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