friendlies

plural of friendly

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Noun
  • Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.
    Jim Sciutto, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • But even these trails, like the ones Vernon carved out with friends near his home in Bella Vista, have had a positive effect.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Read on to unpack those crucial final moments, including whether or not Coop and his best buddies got away with murder.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • After a short setup on Eternia, He-Man and his buddies escape the wrath of Skeletor by using the key to visit Earth.
    Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Now, Byfield and chums are hitting their stride at the right moment.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The book’s coda is a collection of exciting recipes from pals.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
  • One of his pals, Otis Pena, was dressed in what was described at trial as a jockstrap.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Amjad Yousef had appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country’s civil war.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The comrades put up their Platner signs.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Amigos son los amigos (Friends Will Be Friends, 1989–1992), Grande, Pá!
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
  • And now, with his passing, along with McQueen and Malcolm — Brown’s famous three amigos who rode into our hearts and enthralled millions, are no more.
    Mark Dee May 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Friendlies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendlies. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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