old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time
An old friend came to visit.

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Moore plays Cami Miller, the wife to oil tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm), and old friend of Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton). Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025 Thompson couldn't contain his laughter at being called his real name by his old friend. Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Les was excited for the chance to face his old friend Thursday. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 Terry finds himself in some serious gambling debt and accepts an offer from an old friend (Saffron Burrows) to hire a crew and rob a bank, which involves a lot of drilling and digging from an adjacent store on the same block. Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old friend

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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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