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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  • The characters mingled through the crowd, standing out in the fashion brand’s signature bright and popping colors against a chic Parisian flock clad mostly in monochrome.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Large oak trees sway overhead, strands of lights mingled between the branches.
    Kristen Arnett, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of mingled
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  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Arnault’s papers are joined in this action by the newspapers Le Monde Le Figaro and the Agence France-Presse news agency.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
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  • Ben Brown, a 49-year-old creative director in the United Kingdom, said his Sonos app still says his speakers are not connected.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pair first connected on Instagram in December, 2023.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of connected
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  • Suntory collaborated with artist Eriko Horiki to create the packaging for Hibiki 40.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This talented team of an observer and a theorist collaborated to generate detailed model predictions and then went looking for candidates, leveraging telescopes on the ground and in space.
    Priyamvada Natarajan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of collaborated
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  • One of the affected cables, known as C-Lion—a vital 730-mile link between Finland and Central Europe—runs alongside other critical infrastructure, including gas pipelines and power lines.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Evans, a software engineer, ran an acrimonious campaign filled with insults and attacks.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of run
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  • Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The county’s Office of Education, run by the superintendent of schools, provides training, business, technology and payroll services to the county’s 33 school districts and 60 charter schools.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of ran
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  • 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
  • But Anderson also witnessed — and even befriended — some of the stars who entered the Hall of Fame in years past.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of befriended
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