friendly with
idiom
: having a casual rather than close friendship
They are friendly with their new neighbors.
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Conservatives in the country are distrustful of China and see Lee as too friendly with the powerful neighbor.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 June 2025
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff — who has previously held an interest in signing Verstappen and is friendly with the Dutchman’s father — also seemed reluctant to say too much about the incident without being aware of the full context.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The event will be family friendly with arts and crafts.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Munir has to do much more than what Bajwa did, because Bajwa is pretty unpopular, in Pakistan’s Army and otherwise, because he is seen as someone who was almost bending over backward to be friendly with India and got nothing from India in return.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 June 2025
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff — who has previously held an interest in signing Verstappen and is friendly with the Dutchman’s father — also seemed reluctant to say too much about the incident without being aware of the full context.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The event will be family friendly with arts and crafts.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Munir has to do much more than what Bajwa did, because Bajwa is pretty unpopular, in Pakistan’s Army and otherwise, because he is seen as someone who was almost bending over backward to be friendly with India and got nothing from India in return.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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“Friendly with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendly%20with. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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