hobnobbed

verb

Definition of hobnobbednext
past tense of hobnob
1
as in travelled
to come or be together as friends those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year

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2
as in mingled
to take part in social activities spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles

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  1. mingled
  2. joined
  3. connected
  4. collaborated
  5. run
  6. ran
  7. befriended
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  • Its windows were constantly open, there was no key in the door, people from different age groups mingled.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Five years after the events of Dominion, in which dinosaurs mingled with humans all over the globe, these creatures are now dying out.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of mingled
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  • By September 1998, the younger David Fink had joined his father and Mellon, first as the president of Perma Treat and then as the executive vice president of Guilford Rail System, according to a clipping from the Boston Globe featured in a Boston & Main Railroad Historical Society’s newsletter.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Footage showed the toddler going down a purple slide, and Bronze couldn’t help but smile as he was joined by his father who slid down from another lane.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of joined
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  • The Baltimore Police Department has not confirmed if Sunday’s arrests are connected to Saturday’s armed carjacking.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Federal election rules allow candidates’ campaigns to foot the bill for travel and security expenses that are connected to their official or campaign duties.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of connected
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  • For this next-gen chip development, the research team collaborated with Beihang University and Imperial College London.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The company collaborated with GAC, BAIC, Wuling, and FAW to develop these models.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborated
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  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Trump: The president-elect sued The Des Moines Register for running a pre-election poll that showed him trailing Kamala Harris. Space: U.S. agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether Elon Musk and SpaceX complied with protocols intended to protect state secrets.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
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  • Mangione's case will run parallel to federal charges, which carry the possibility of the death penalty.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This time, my dog took off and ran into the yard of a house bordering the park.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ran
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  • One boy, who had a severe disability, remarked how Isabel was one of the few people at school who befriended him.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • To earn the victim's trust, Shouse befriended the child and gave their family money and gifts, the Justice Department said.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of befriended
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