friending

verb

present participle of friend
as in befriending

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  • Holmes invited documentarians to capture the Theranos founder’s last few days of freedom before going to prison (and eventually befriending Jen Shah/shunning Ghislaine Maxwell).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Gigi had joined Hollis’ girls’ weekend after befriending her online out of complicated guilt over her affair with Matthew.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Friending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friending. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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