frenemies

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Amy Tipton (left) and Heather Setzler play best "frenemies" Kate and Queenie in "The Wild Party" at City Stage.

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  • Susan Anderson....Friends, compatriots, frenemies: Harmless has come to the astonishing realization that she doesn't post much on this blog.
  • Support from friends and even frenemies is helpful at best, amusing at worst. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Openly gay Joni and openly heterosexual Susanna spend most of their time together undercutting, sabotaging, and competing against each other in this web series about the daily lives of two frenemies - just like a lot of friends in real life, if the comments from viewers are any indication. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • While most agency execs tend to go out of their way to insist that there are no "frenemies" or "froes" when it comes to online advertising-especially since these shops have close partnerships with those internet companies-they know that in order to remain relevant, they have to step up and offer competing services. —  paidContent
  • File this one under 'frenemies': The Microsoft exec in charge of its virtualization software business and category leader VMware's CEO are good friends-even as Microsoft tries to squash VMware's $2 ... —  Tech Beat - BusinessWeek
 

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