friendly with
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: having a casual rather than close friendship
They are friendly with their new neighbors.
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Carvey eventually became friendly with Bush, even performing the character for the president and his staff at the White House during the transition.
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Sopan Deb, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Adams, the Democratic mayor of the nation's largest city, has become increasingly friendly with President Donald Trump in recent months – leading to speculation that the president would seek to end the case against Adams.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Neither women are friendly with Trump nor fans of the 45th and now 47th president.
Also expected to be in the Superdome Sunday are Timothée Chalamet, Miles Teller, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Pete Davidson, and Jason Sudeikis.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
The former Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera, who was friendly with Trump for decades in New York, predicted in December that Trump and his allies would soon turn their attention to the 22nd Amendment.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sopan Deb, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Adams, the Democratic mayor of the nation's largest city, has become increasingly friendly with President Donald Trump in recent months – leading to speculation that the president would seek to end the case against Adams.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Neither women are friendly with Trump nor fans of the 45th and now 47th president.
Also expected to be in the Superdome Sunday are Timothée Chalamet, Miles Teller, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Pete Davidson, and Jason Sudeikis.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
The former Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera, who was friendly with Trump for decades in New York, predicted in December that Trump and his allies would soon turn their attention to the 22nd Amendment.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Friendly with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendly%20with. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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