as in joined
to become a friend to (someone)
He befriended the new student.
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Recent Examples of befriended
There, Relisha was befriended by a janitor, 51-year-old Khalil Tatum, whose felony record for crimes including burglary and breaking-and-entering meant he should not have been hired there in the first place.
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Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In fact, Kotevska followed Nikola’s family for a year and a half before the stork Nikola befriended even entered the picture.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
The cast and crew joined the event, and Curtis sold kisses at a fair and befriended Tull.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Sly, Enders and the other journalists Tice had befriended during his rapid professional rise frantically reached out to their contacts, but nobody knew what had happened to him.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In fact, Kotevska followed Nikola’s family for a year and a half before the stork Nikola befriended even entered the picture.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
The cast and crew joined the event, and Curtis sold kisses at a fair and befriended Tull.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Sly, Enders and the other journalists Tice had befriended during his rapid professional rise frantically reached out to their contacts, but nobody knew what had happened to him.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
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
Verb
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There is a possibility that their romance has traveled off-screen.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, King traveled to space on a Blue Origin flight alongside a crew of all female astronauts, including Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and others.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Befriended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befriended. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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