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Noun
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Reporters, editors and guests of the many publications in attendance filed in, searching for their tables, yapping with old – or possibly new – friends and lining up to get a photo in front of the main table.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026 -
But do those connections turn into friends?—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To see Ben’s growth, to see Jon, his rapid ascent, and to see the team’s success, to see DA — there’s a tremendous sense of pride watching your buddies do such great things professionally.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But after Shedeur Sanders last year had his number leaked to various sources — including the son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich who turned it into a prank phone call with his buddies — the league made changes this year.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now, Byfield and chums are hitting their stride at the right moment.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Nov. 2025
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The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe centers on Sussman as comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, who was introduced on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory when his pals Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) would visit the shop.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Although John Wick‘s journey would appear to be over, some old assassin pals still have some work to do.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Musk is trying a number of tactics to inflict pain on his old comrades.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that appears to show him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the civil war.—
Ghaith Alsayed,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Like so many of his amigos, Carlos Arody Cuevas De La Cruz is handy with a knife, at least according to his rap sheet.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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That conservative part of the Democratic Party, adios amigos, goodbye.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Friendlies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendlies. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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