hobnobbed

verb

Definition of hobnobbednext
past tense of hobnob
1
as in travelled
to come or be together as friends those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year

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2
as in mingled
to take part in social activities spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles

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  1. mingled
  2. joined
  3. connected
  4. collaborated
  5. run
  6. ran
  7. befriended
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  • Some smelly cards will be mingled in with festive holiday mail this December, compliments of Citizens Energy.
    Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Discussions were everywhere in those different groups that mingled in that house.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mingled
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  • He is based in Jersey City and joined Forbes in 2022.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Members of a county rescue team and regional task force joined the Coast Guard in its search for the missing hiker over the weekend, but their efforts were temporarily stalled by challenging weather that grounded the flight crew.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of joined
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  • Modern digital advertising systems—from streaming video, OTT and YouTube to audio, podcasts, banner ads and even some forms of print—can be connected to data signals of such interest modality.
    Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This keeps me connected to the pulse of the industry and gives me insight into what may work and what may not.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of connected
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  • Beyond his film work, Rahman composed for the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony and has collaborated with artists including U2, Mick Jagger’s SuperHeavy, and Michael Bolton.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Our teams collaborated closely to ensure the concert was a reflection of our partnership over the years.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborated
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  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
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  • The Black Knights run the highest percentage of run concepts using outside zone and man.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ran
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  • That summer, Jean Chambers, an artist whose Scottish terrier had befriended my dog in Riverside Park, was killed when a serially reckless driver, Roberto Mercado, mowed her down on West End Avenue at 95th Street.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The dead man was later identified as Steven Douglas Lloyd, 34, who authorities have said Hamlett befriended during the summer, NBC affiliate WBIR of Knoxville reported.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of befriended
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