as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum
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Recent Examples of bedfellow
Seemingly strange bedfellows are making the case to protect public lands from auction.
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Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
But while the vehicles in this context are meant to be destroyed, the Air Force seeking out the Tesla brand is just another example of how Big Tech and the Department of Defense have become unlikely bedfellows, one defense spending expert said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Here in corporate America, while Trump makes bedfellow with big soda, reclaiming our health is up to consumers.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
But while the vehicles in this context are meant to be destroyed, the Air Force seeking out the Tesla brand is just another example of how Big Tech and the Department of Defense have become unlikely bedfellows, one defense spending expert said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Here in corporate America, while Trump makes bedfellow with big soda, reclaiming our health is up to consumers.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedfellow
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has to approve many of those mergers—and Trump stacked the FCC with his supporters.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kneeling was widely used by protesters and supporters after Floyd’s death to signal sympathy with the Black Lives Matter movement and a call for racial justice.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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As reported by Newsweek, those incidents followed complaints from Poland, Romania, and Estonia about Russian airspace violations, further straining relations between NATO allies and Moscow.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The eight-part series depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, chronicling how two former allies would eventually become enemies in their fight for control of the English throne.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Bedfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedfellow. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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