friended

past tense of friend

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Verb
  • According to a lawsuit later filed against Cummins, the former teacher knew about Elizabeth’s troubled home life and befriended her, offering to counsel her in his classroom.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Raised in Brooklyn, her adoptive mother befriended a Puerto Rican mom with a baby at a park when Soledad was six months old.
    Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Friended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friended. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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