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be friends

VERB
associate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accompany join mix
STRONG
amalgamate confederate consort fraternize hobnob mingle pool
WEAK
be in cahoots buddy up bunch up come together gang up get in on get in with get into get together go along with go partners hang around hang out hang out with join up with line up with pal up play footsie with run around with run with string along with swing with take up with team up throw in together tie in tie up truck with work with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
divide leave separate withdraw
STRONG
disagree
WEAK
avoid disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divorce part sever

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The mood was of a divorce where all parties still want to be friends… if possible.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

They explore how Woodward’s relationship with friend and key source Dick Darman collapsed, journalistic ethics, and whether reporters can really be friends with sources.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

“And I made all these missteps because I was also a kid. And then young adulthood was confusing because I had been waiting for everyone to get old enough to be friends with me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Girls want to be friends with those girls, and if those girls are posting about and wearing a certain product, that has a wider impact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

We could show that we could be friends with Jessica, by being interested in her sister.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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