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as in buddies
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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as in supporters
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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Recent Examples of friends
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
After Kinney's death was announced, friends, family members and local community members shared tributes to her on social media.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Apparently, Angela’s neighbors, George and his wife, Ashley, are mutual friends of hers and Shamea’s.
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Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
On the warm July day, Dylan and his friends left the local playground and headed for a nearby quarry.
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Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Egbert Rutherford worked as a home health aide, loved to cook, and regularly played dominoes with his friends at a nearby park, his wife recounted.
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
His closest friends have always described him as intensely competitive.
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
AIs will be our friends, our confidants, our therapists, our doctors, our employees, our business partners—and yes, in many cases, our romantic partners and lovers.
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Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Her friends who joined her were from Boston and Rhode Island, both of which have strong Cape Verdean communities.
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Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Along with the cooling centers, pools and splash pads will also be available, and well-being checks for friends and loved ones are available through 311.
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Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
After Kinney's death was announced, friends, family members and local community members shared tributes to her on social media.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Apparently, Angela’s neighbors, George and his wife, Ashley, are mutual friends of hers and Shamea’s.
—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
On the warm July day, Dylan and his friends left the local playground and headed for a nearby quarry.
—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Egbert Rutherford worked as a home health aide, loved to cook, and regularly played dominoes with his friends at a nearby park, his wife recounted.
—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
His closest friends have always described him as intensely competitive.
—
Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
AIs will be our friends, our confidants, our therapists, our doctors, our employees, our business partners—and yes, in many cases, our romantic partners and lovers.
—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Her friends who joined her were from Boston and Rhode Island, both of which have strong Cape Verdean communities.
—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friends
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Solo travelers might ask their butlers for assistance securing card game players, shore outing buddies, or tablemates for dinner.
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He’s even made a game out of it with his travel buddies.
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The House passed a bipartisan package of children’s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote Monday, advancing legislation that supporters say would better protect children online but critics warn could threaten privacy and free expression.
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Meanwhile, singing anthems at England national team matches is nothing new for English supporters.
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The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.
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The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth.
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His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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Many proponents believe that access to affordable models will act as a leveler, allowing smaller enterprises to innovate, test, and gain insights in ways previously that were previously much more challenging.
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David DaCosta, of the 18-acre Ace*Mission Studios, is among those pushing for what’s known as a Business Improvement District, or BID, in the area that proponents refer to as the Boyle Heights Industrial Flats, which runs adjacent to the river.
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Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.
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Sigler is set to star as Nell Winters, a writer that Maddie befriends during her time in the city, according to Netflix.
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Looking at these relationship issues from different perspectives, three commentators suggest that AI coworkers require far different protocols than human workers, yet in some ways, still act as confidants.
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Both Pramaggiore, a onetime rising star in Chicago’s corporate world, and McClain, who was a top lobbyist for the utility and one of Madigan’s closest confidants, were sentenced to two years behind bars and had been scheduled for release in August 2027.
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For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.
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The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.
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“Friends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friends. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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