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to become a friend to (someone)
He befriended the new student.
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Recent Examples of befriends
Additionally, the details of Mamet's manila envelope scene line up perfectly with her last appearance on the show, which saw her character Joyce, a photographer who befriends Elizabeth Moss' Peggy, show off a series of graphic photos from a brutal crime scene.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
And could her future be seen as a battle between two wannabe mother figures – between Maite and the nun who befriends Ainara.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
In the film, the 53-year-old actor will play a 70-something-year-old man who befriends a 70-year-old chicken.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Watch Brave on Disney+ The Good Dinosaur A young apatosaurus named Arlo (Jack McGraw) befriends a human boy (Jack Bright) when he's swept away from his family in this heartwarming 2015 movie.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Outside the club, Belly befriends a British girl by saving her from a creep, and in return, the British girl gets her into the club and introduces her to all of her friends.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
For instance, vehicle-loving Nina gets to see where the garbage and recycling trucks go, and Cody befriends a puppy at the pet rescue.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
At Oxford, Robin befriends gifted children from Haiti and India.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Bartlett played a snooty author named Barbara Thorndyke who befriends Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur).
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
And could her future be seen as a battle between two wannabe mother figures – between Maite and the nun who befriends Ainara.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
In the film, the 53-year-old actor will play a 70-something-year-old man who befriends a 70-year-old chicken.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Watch Brave on Disney+ The Good Dinosaur A young apatosaurus named Arlo (Jack McGraw) befriends a human boy (Jack Bright) when he's swept away from his family in this heartwarming 2015 movie.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Outside the club, Belly befriends a British girl by saving her from a creep, and in return, the British girl gets her into the club and introduces her to all of her friends.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
For instance, vehicle-loving Nina gets to see where the garbage and recycling trucks go, and Cody befriends a puppy at the pet rescue.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
At Oxford, Robin befriends gifted children from Haiti and India.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Bartlett played a snooty author named Barbara Thorndyke who befriends Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur).
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befriends
joins
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Alain Hivelin joins the company as general manager of couture, quickly becoming president of a group encompassing fashion, fragrances and accessories.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wisconsin joins 14 other states, including Minnesota and Illinois, in creating a vaccine protocol that does not defer solely to federal health officials.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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