Friends and Standbys

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Standbys and friends are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standbys" instead a noun "Friends".

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Friends and standbys are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Friends" instead a noun "Standbys".

An episode of Friends begins with the cast discussing who's going to say what about Joey's new show without hurting his feelings (they pass around the Damned by Faint Praise standbys like "the lighting was good.") Phoebe doesn't have to say a word — she just presses him against her chest.

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Standbys and Friends. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/friends/standbys

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Standbys or Friends. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/friends/standbys.

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