friendly with
idiom
: having a casual rather than close friendship
They are friendly with their new neighbors.
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Outside a library in Queen Creek, volunteers staffing tables for Harris and Trump were friendly with each other while gabbing with voters on their way to cast ballots.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Jones had become friendly with hairdresser Jay Sebring through actor Steve McQueen.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Patient and kind, Emilia respects her teachers and is friendly with her classmates.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Unlike his still-frosty relationship with McConnell, Trump is friendly with House leadership.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Jones had become friendly with hairdresser Jay Sebring through actor Steve McQueen.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Patient and kind, Emilia respects her teachers and is friendly with her classmates.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Unlike his still-frosty relationship with McConnell, Trump is friendly with House leadership.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Friendly with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendly%20with. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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