FRIENDED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

friended

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past tense of friend

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Just five days after his birth, officials say a woman who had befriended his mother at the hospital arrived at their home and abducted him.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Moon, an adult cat who is estimated to be around six years old, befriended a neighbor who let him inside her home, according to Our Companions Animal Rescue.

— Our Companions, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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