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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During the traffic stop, Robert LaVoy Finicum, an old friend of the Bundy’s who was driving Ryan’s car, was shot dead by a State Trooper, while Ryan got wounded in the shoulder. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024 So rather than dive in head-first, come back to your old friend ChatGPT one last time for a little advice: 1) What are the 5 biggest challenges and opportunities facing X COMPANY? Jeremy Schifeling, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 But when her old friend and dealer Lewis (Lukas Gage) cracks a sinister smile before gleefully bashing his own head open with a 35-pound weight plate, things start to go truly haywire. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024 None of which surprises an old friend of Gane-Butler's: Sir Mix-a-Lot. Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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