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as in buddy
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 proponent
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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as in to befriend
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Recent Examples of friend
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Shaun Maguire, another Musk friend, is now advising Mr. Trump on picks for the intelligence community.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
The service gave family and friends the opportunity to reminisce about a life that had touched so many others.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024
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Noun
While the majority of our friends love taking leftovers when offered, most won’t ask for them.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Shaun Maguire, another Musk friend, is now advising Mr. Trump on picks for the intelligence community.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
With such an important occasion approaching, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wants to give parents, caregivers, family members and friends the opportunity to share their appreciation of these students' accomplishments.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
The service gave family and friends the opportunity to reminisce about a life that had touched so many others.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friend
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Trouble down in Georgia Steve Daniel and Tony D had been buddies for a long time.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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And so is my buddy Rico here, who lives in Jackson Hole.Outside Online, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
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Secondly, McDermott has long been a proponent of having his core players be mentally on top of their game, either in a preseason or end-of-season resting scenario.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Elon Musk, who has been a strong proponent of advanced uncrewed air combat systems, recently lambasted the F-35.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hardy will play Tori, the head cheerleader at Beverly High who befriends KJ (new cast member Nathaniel McIntyre), while Hill will portray Khalil’s (Antonio J. Bell) charming yet dangerous father.Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 17 Dec. 2024
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One boy, who had a severe disability, remarked how Isabel was one of the few people at school who befriended him.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Virginia lawmaker cited his 15 years in office as a key reason his Democratic colleagues backed him over Ocasio-Cortez.Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Within the scientific community, there have been disagreements about the moon’s precise age for decades; Nimmo and his colleagues are not the first to put forward an older estimate.Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Johnson, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, has been hit with backlash after supporting the government spending bill that recently passed.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Musk and Ramaswamy's views have sparked an online spat between factions of Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry, whose businesses rely on the H-1B visa to bring in thousands of foreign engineers and other skilled workers each year from India, China and other nations.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
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One of Trump's top confidants, billionaire Elon Musk, who used his massive social media following to help kill the spending bill, even suggested Congress leave the government closed until Trump takes office next month, and a handful of Republican hardliners in the House agreed.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Little portrays Deputy Brent, Dana’s closest confidant on the force.Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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But then a coalition of advocates opposing the plan filed a lawsuit, arguing that the city did not find sufficient evidence to support that recreational activities on the wharf wouldn’t significantly impact the environment.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Homeless advocates argued that punishing people who need a place to sleep would criminalize homelessness.MICHAEL CASEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Other common bottlenecks in data collection include a lack of diverse and truly global datasets, high costs associated with data infrastructure and maintenance, challenges in handling real-time and dynamic data, and issues related to data ownership and licensing, among others.Max (Chong) Li, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The poinsettia is not simply a plant associated with Christmas.Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friend. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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