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
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
With the Bath & Body Works x Sweethearts collab, those of us who remember sending classmates and friends clandestine messages via Sweethearts’ Conversation Hearts are in for a trip down memory lane.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Both physical box sets will include the original sleeve notes for Anthology 1, 2 and 3, with Anthology 4 featuring track notes by BBC producer and author Kevin Howlett and an introduction compiled from 1996 interviews recorded with Beatles close friend and advisor Derek Taylor.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Another group shot found her posing in what appeared to be a trailer with celebrity makeup artist Angela Levin, and friends Nancy Banks, Sarah McKaig and Hahn.
Aniston posed with Bateman, Anka, Bullock, Sean Hayes and his husband Scott Icenogle for another fun selfie in front of a staircase.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
With the Bath & Body Works x Sweethearts collab, those of us who remember sending classmates and friends clandestine messages via Sweethearts’ Conversation Hearts are in for a trip down memory lane.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
As one of the Democratic Party’s most loyal donors — and a close friend of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — the 51-year-old sports impresario could reasonably expect a frosty reception from a president-elect who’d promised revenge on his political foes.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Both physical box sets will include the original sleeve notes for Anthology 1, 2 and 3, with Anthology 4 featuring track notes by BBC producer and author Kevin Howlett and an introduction compiled from 1996 interviews recorded with Beatles close friend and advisor Derek Taylor.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friend
Noun
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In a twist, the kidnappers mistakenly snatch Trey’s buddy Kyle (Elijah Wright) – the son of King’s driver and childhood friend Paul (Jeffrey Wright) – but the deal for Kyle's life remains.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Still, the studio ultimately passed on the raunchy comedy about a pack of male dogs’ last hurrah the night before their buddy Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) is to be neutered.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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The minister’s renown was not insignificant, with both proponents and those less keen about his ideas of achieving moral purity through food.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Aug. 2025
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Hinton has also been a proponent of increasing AI regulation, arguing that beyond the broad fears of superintelligence posting a threat to humanity, the technology could post cybersecurity risks, including by investing ways to identify people’s passwords.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Cedar had befriended several patients on the infusion floor during his overnight stays, many of whom needed alternative treatment pathways due to the volatility of the chemotherapy drugs.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Carlson asked him to befriend a Swede suspected of selling secrets to Germany.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was then omitted from coach Eddie Howe’s matchday squad for a friendly against Celtic and did not accompany his colleagues on their subsequent pre-season tour to East Asia.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Here's How to Heal Without Shame A surgeon colleague urged her to book an ultrasound immediately.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The coalition of European leaders, all longtime supporters of Ukraine amid its war with Russia, traveled to Washington, DC, as a group to shore up Zelenskyy's position, as Trump continues to push for a peace deal to end the more than three-year-long war.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The prize was established by the Central Arkansas Library System in 1999 in memory of William Booker Worthen, a longtime supporter of the public library and a 22-year member of CALS Board of Trustees.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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Pre-Save and pre-Order Now The Nineties Anthology albums had a classic introduction from Derek Taylor, the band’s longtime friend, publicist, and confidant.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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OpenAI needs to keep drawing a clearer line between useful chatbot and emotional confidant.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
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But savvy newcomer Celine Dumont, played by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, arrives on the scene to play devil’s advocate.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The world that globalization made was not the flat landscape of peaceful market competition that its advocates had promised.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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From the outside, maternal instincts may be most associated with care and compassion.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For example, taking 4,000 daily steps, which equates to nearly 2 miles, was associated with a 36% lower risk of death compared to 2,000 steps.1 However, the researchers did note a handful of limitations.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friend. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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