old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time
An old friend came to visit.

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An old friend may reach out to rekindle your bond which could, in turn, offer a new perspective on your relationship. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 The industrious types flexed their fingertips on their laptops or their smartphones, while the more leisurely set enjoyed a good read or a conversation with an old friend to go with their lattes and scones. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 By the mid-2000s, Sara and her old friend, Buys, were not especially close — in part because of Easton. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 But, boy, awards season voters love it, even if, as my old friend Gustavo Arellano notes in a column, many Mexicans don’t. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for old friend 

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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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