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Recent Examples of bedfellow The bill had both bipartisan support and opposition, and the debate made for strange bedfellows: Some gun-control advocates joined with the county sheriff’s lobbying group to support it, while a prominent gun-rights group and criminal defense attorneys opposed it. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2025 Strange political bedfellows lined up for and against Mayor Freddie O'Connell's $3.1 billion transportation funding plan in recent days. Nate Rau, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 Kimberly Guilfoyle Lends Her Ex a Helping Hand Logo text Yes, politics indeed makes strange bedfellows — in Gavin Newsom‘s case, his ex-wife. Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 Fashion Meets Fandom From Lewis Hamilton’s streetwear collection with Tommy Hilfiger to Ferrari’s debut at Milan Fashion Week, fashion and motorsport are no longer strange bedfellows. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedfellow
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Noun
  • Longoria has been a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
  • Senate rules preclude debate on an amendment during the marathon of votes, though they can be waived to allow an opponent and a supporter of an amendment to speak for 30 seconds – according to former Senate aide Keith Hennessey.
    James Powel, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Trump said his thinking on NATO changed at the summit At the summit, NATO allies agreed to commit 5% of their GDP to defense spending by 2035, up from 2%.
    Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • His comments come shortly after NATO allies agreed to more than double their defense spending target from 2% of GDP to 5% by 2035.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 June 2025

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“Bedfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedfellow. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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