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  • noun Plural form of friendly.

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Examples

  • Although the Americans are 24-0-1 all-time vs. Mexico -- which traditionally relies on Americans with Mexican heritage -- the meetings in friendlies this year were tighter: 3-0 and 1-0, both in the States.

    USA Women's World Cup qualifying campaign to begin in Mexico on Thursday against Haiti Steve Goff 2010

  • * U.S. backup goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, who was not called in for these friendlies, is weighing retirement from the national team.

    U.S. news & notes: friendly vs. Colombia in Philly, Charlie Davies update, Marcus Hahnemann future Steve Goff 2010

  • LFC Academy players, broken up into boys 'and girls' teams, play "friendlies" - a soccer term for scrimmages - rather than regular games, against themselves and with other programs across the state.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2008

  • LFC Academy players, broken up into boys 'and girls' teams, play "friendlies" - a soccer term for scrimmages - rather than regular games, against themselves and with other programs across the state.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2008

  • LFC Academy players, broken up into boys 'and girls' teams, play "friendlies" - a soccer term for scrimmages - rather than regular games, against themselves and with other programs across the state.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2008

  • LFC Academy players, broken up into boys 'and girls' teams, play "friendlies" - a soccer term for scrimmages - rather than regular games, against themselves and with other programs across the state.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2008

  • Despite changes in personnel, they have kept clean sheets in their previous six matches, including friendlies, which is a national record.

    Euro 2012: Republic of Ireland summon spirit of Paris for Russia test 2011

  • Except for the two-legged Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid's eternal rival, Barcelona, the rest of these matches are what soccer quaintly calls friendlies.

    Real Madrid's Summer Road Trip Gabriele Marcotti 2011

  • They are Iraqis, we are assuming, because they've been checking whether they were so-called friendlies, i.e. coalition forces, or hostiles.

    CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2003 2003

  • We are playing Wales at Twickenham in the first of our three warm-up "friendlies" - a term used very loosely, I assure you.

    Evening Standard - Home Tom Palmer 2011

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