friend
I now have a new circle of friends who all share my interests.
He kept the same small circle of friends throughout his whole life.
They share the same taste in fashion and the same circle of friends.
Their circles of friends overlapped, but they did not know each other.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
acquaintance
acquaintanceship
acquainted
acquainted with someone
amigo
compatriot
comrade
contact list
contemporary
crony
crowd
fair-weather friend
fam
next door
non-contemporary
office spouse
on further acquaintance
oppo
wingman
with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
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