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mutual friend

NOUN

shared friend

Synonyms

WEAK

friend of a friend friend of the family friend's friend

Example Sentences

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Alex Montero, who said he met Abdulkarim in the warehouse that night, obtained screen recordings of the videos by way of a mutual friend on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But a mutual friend assured Epstein by email that Tisch had found him “fantastic and interesting” and “he was blown away by you in a positive way!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Their romance began after a mutual friend set them up in mid-2024.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Our mutual friend and colleague Ryan Goodman was on CBS reporting about what is happening inside the Justice Department and how it has affected judges who are overseeing some of these cases.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Yossarian was sorry to hear they had a mutual friend.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller