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Recent Examples of roommate
The two surviving roommates — Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke — were also blamed online for not calling the police sooner.
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Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Thomas returned the next day to check on his and his roommates’ belongings, along with his adoptive daughter’s dog.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
According to court records, he was accused of entering a house during a dispute between a friend and a former roommate.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
More than 40 miles away in Jerusalem, Green’s UCF roommate, Brandon Imar, 20, was about to take his seat at the dinner table for Shabbat dinner when the first attack sirens sounded.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
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Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Thomas returned the next day to check on his and his roommates’ belongings, along with his adoptive daughter’s dog.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
According to court records, he was accused of entering a house during a dispute between a friend and a former roommate.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
More than 40 miles away in Jerusalem, Green’s UCF roommate, Brandon Imar, 20, was about to take his seat at the dinner table for Shabbat dinner when the first attack sirens sounded.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
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Win McNamee / Getty Images According to court documents, the housemates had been arguing over parties the Jewish student hosted.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Before immediately snapping, sighing loudly, or muttering a passive-aggressive comment, try pausing to consider what else might be going on first: Maybe your barista’s slammed with 10 other complicated orders, for instance, or your housemate had a brutal week at work.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
17 June 2025
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But time spent hanging out with Clémence and her flatmate Leo (Julien de Saint-Jean), or her father (Féofor Atkine) cannot feel wasted when Krieps’ inhabitation of the role is so complete.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Try this: Reach out to five former colleagues, classmates, peers or past clients with a warm, genuine check-in.—
Tanya Edgar,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Warren has seen Earth, Wind and Fire almost 10 times, including once at Arrowhead Stadium, and attended Friday’s concert with several of her Southeast High classmates, all of whom graduated in 1979.—
PJ Green
July 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 July 2025
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The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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During their time as teammates, Gossage said Allen clued him in on the importance of every part of the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Throughout this offseason, coaches and teammates have said Woolen is hyperfocused on his craft.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Yuskavage wanted her work to also reflect the images or standards of beauty which predominated her blue collar background such as the photos of Playboy playmates.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Oats, a 1-year-old Australian shepherd, was captured roaming the park in search of a playmate, by her owner @oatstheaussie.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As with 1492: Conquest of Paradise four years earlier, Scott drinks in the majesty of open water, but the film doesn’t come fully to life until the title sequence, when the now-skilled and confident shipmates are humbled mercilessly by Mother Nature.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2024
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Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
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If your friends, family, colleagues, schoolmates, etc. aren't there, the platform can't grow, and new members quickly become dormant.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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