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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
In one version of the recurring dream, his Navy SEAL comrade and friend Elliott Miller doesn’t suffer a traumatic brain injury or lose a leg.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In the sequel, Maverick has come to his old comrade seeking advice.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Here’s the good news, comrades, and a nifty solution for those who want to take in the usual touristic haunts--Disneyland, Universal Studios Tour, etc.--without reaching for the blood pressure pills every ten minutes.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But who exactly is The Sentry, what are his origins, powers, and comrades in the fight against justice, and what’s the deal with his evil subconscious manifestation, The Void?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In the sequel, Maverick has come to his old comrade seeking advice.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Here’s the good news, comrades, and a nifty solution for those who want to take in the usual touristic haunts--Disneyland, Universal Studios Tour, etc.--without reaching for the blood pressure pills every ten minutes.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But who exactly is The Sentry, what are his origins, powers, and comrades in the fight against justice, and what’s the deal with his evil subconscious manifestation, The Void?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
Noun
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This is the type of visa required to enroll in a degree program, including associates degrees, bachelor's degrees, masters degrees, and doctorates.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Jean-Pierre is one of many associates who was close to the former president when whispers of his cognitive decline came to a head during a June 2024 debate in which the Democrat struggled to make sense.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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When playing with friends or business associates, which is mostly the way the president plays the game, all sorts of favor-trading can prevail.—
Matthew Purdy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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There were complaints that the adaptation by George Clooney and Grant Heslov was basically a reproduction of the 2005 film, which chronicled CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s heroic crusade against Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communist witch hunts.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In a very short period of time, Trump had decided to go back in time to roughly 100 years ago when Europe meant nothing to us other than rapacious capitalists and communists all out to get us and drag us in to their nefarious ways.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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But the third member of the group is Lexi Thompson, who has a much, much slower pace of play than her two colleagues.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Ensure this bias isn’t impacting your female colleagues.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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My buddy, Patterson, one of the admins, invited me one day, and that was that.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Bruce’s dream home would include a fenced yard, a playful dog buddy, and people who are home often, whether retired, work-from-home, or just able to spend more of their time with him.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Democrats have taken to using the f-word more and are looking for leadership, once again, in an 83-year-old socialist, Bernie Sanders, joined this time by a 35-year-old socialist sidekick, in the person of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 Apr. 2025
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That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Palm Springs accomplice fled to Europe after supplying ingredient for bomb Daniel Park allegedly helped Guy Edward Bartkus, the bombing suspect, secure 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an explosive precursor that can be used to construct homemade bombs.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Announced back in July 2024, the five-part series stars Russell Tovey (Quantico) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki) alongside fellow franchise vets Jemma Redgrave (as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart) and Alexander Devrient (as Colonel Ibrahim).—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
31 May 2025
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Among the fellow innovators were Festival Coins from Nigeria, creators of Tix Africa, a no-code event platform operating in Nigeria and Ghana; Salubata, a Nigerian startup that transforms plastic waste into modular shoes; and UBR VR, pioneers of immersive virtual reality experiences in Egypt.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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