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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
How 'Ratatouille' made Patton Oswalt and Anthony Bourdain friends
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Johnson has also been linked to a potential Magic the Gathering film project from Legendary and Hasbro, according to Deadline.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Hank’s colleague, the enigmatic Alma (Julia Roberts), is subsequently caught between the two—the student who worships her, and one of her closest friends.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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
How 'Ratatouille' made Patton Oswalt and Anthony Bourdain friends
Anthony Bourdain's TV and movie cameos: The Simpsons, Archer and more
Johnson has also been linked to a potential Magic the Gathering film project from Legendary and Hasbro, according to Deadline.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Stack’s Lilly particularly stands out as a young girl still terrorized by the traumatic loss of her father, but desperate to save her friends from experiencing similar kinds of anguish.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Hank’s colleague, the enigmatic Alma (Julia Roberts), is subsequently caught between the two—the student who worships her, and one of her closest friends.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friend
Noun
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Simonds is a proponent of patterned wallpaper, statement lighting, colorful tile, and more.—
Amanda Sims,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now Guillermo del Toro — cinema’s biggest proponent of big-screen fantasy — has completed his two-and-a-half-hour version, an epic adaptation with a blockbuster budget, a stamp of auteurship, and decades spent ruminating on the relevance of Shelley’s text in the modern era.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gacy befriended Bolton, inviting him to take a hike around the lake.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the August 13 episode, the two were discussing with Kelce’s brother and co-host Jason Kelce, how Travis had a goal in life of rescuing and befriending a sea otter.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a time where women are adopting AI tools at a 25% lower rate than men, Pinterest’s Chief People Officer Doniel Sutton advises her female colleagues to lean in.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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In a 2021 update that incorporated additional factors into the simulations, DeConto and colleagues revised that estimate sharply downward, projecting less than 40 centimeters of sea-level rise by the century’s end under high-emission scenarios.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Many of the president’s supporters have backed his moves to combat drug trade in the region, however, some Republicans, including Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, as well as many Democrats, have expressed concern over the president’s unilateral decisions.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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America’s farmers are among the president’s most dependable supporters.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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So if that’s how a confidant feels about Vrabel, imagine what opponents think about him during and after weeks like this.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lakeith Stanfield plays Jeff’s one friend and confidant, a military buddy, with Juno Temple as his girlfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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Juarez, who was never charged by the feds, has long been a fierce advocate for Chretien’s company.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Today, scientists, influencers, advocates and politicians are publicly condemning ultraprocessed foods.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The lights are also meant to honor and invite the goddess Lakshmi, who is associated with agriculture and abundance, to enter and bless their homes, temples and other public spaces.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Yet, historians have noted that his rhetoric and policies play into the individualist and patriotic characteristics associated with the beloved Western cowboy.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friend. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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