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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police
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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives
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as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a novel about an aging comrade's eventual disenchantment with communism and its excesses
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Recent Examples of comrade
The comrades and the fellow travelers are still churning out their very fake news, but the Big Lie doesn’t work anymore.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
Hero Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who joined the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was transformed into a demon, finds himself and his Demon Slayer comrades inside the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle, where the scene is set for the final battle between Corps and demons.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
Since then, he has been contacted by several other Twins Platoon veterans and their relatives, amassing additional material that paints a more complete picture of his comrades’ wartime experiences, as well as their lives after Vietnam.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Her comrades are gone, but visions of one of them, Manon, continue to haunt her.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 June 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
Hero Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who joined the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was transformed into a demon, finds himself and his Demon Slayer comrades inside the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle, where the scene is set for the final battle between Corps and demons.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
Since then, he has been contacted by several other Twins Platoon veterans and their relatives, amassing additional material that paints a more complete picture of his comrades’ wartime experiences, as well as their lives after Vietnam.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Her comrades are gone, but visions of one of them, Manon, continue to haunt her.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
Noun
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee agreed July 22 to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to testify about the conspiracy that landed her in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal’s hilarious and gross revelation of his leering 50th birthday party note to Epstein sits squarely in what everyone knows already: Trump and Epstein were party-boy associates on the louche side of 1990s New York.—
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semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Doing kind things for friends can be mutually beneficial.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Three years later, Goff proposed in June 2022, while on a vacation with friends and the pair announced their engagement.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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During the Cold War, this was viewed as a threat to U.S. interests, and followers were branded as communists.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Sounds like something a red-blooded communist would say.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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Since then he’s noticed the tool gain popularity among his residents and surgeon colleagues.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But in dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor complained that her colleagues were enabling legally questionable action on the part of the administration.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Trump's current VP, JD Vance, joined him on the defensive on Thursday evening, decrying the most recent link between Trump and Epstein: a Wall Street Journal exclusive that revealed a lewd birthday message Trump allegedly wrote to his billionaire buddy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wants free city buses and a freeze on New York rents.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Common Sense, a progressive news outlet, has declared that Mamdani’s win proves the need for Democrats to welcome the rise of socialists within the party and the start of a total shakeup of the party to give more influence to the far-left.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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While watching her goodbye messages, Amy received one from the Mastermind, who thanked her for being his accomplice.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Cops said the officer returned fire, striking Mora Nunez, who later was dropped off by moped by his accomplice at a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg and groin, police sources said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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Jessica Riedl, former staff director of the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth—who spent a decade as Heritage lead research fellow on federal budget and spending policy—was among the many paying tribute to Feulner on social media.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Funding also supports the stipends of research fellows, postdoctoral scholars and promising early-career mathematicians.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
18 July 2025
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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