as in friendship
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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Recent Examples of companionship
However, Aura finds that use of AI for companionship drops for 15- to 17-year-olds.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
They’re deprived of their natural habitat, natural social structure and companionship.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Despite the fact that several chatbot apps exist that are designed specifically for companionship, ChatGPT has emerged as a clear favorite for romantic relationships, surveys show.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Models designed specifically for companionship, like Character.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
They’re deprived of their natural habitat, natural social structure and companionship.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Despite the fact that several chatbot apps exist that are designed specifically for companionship, ChatGPT has emerged as a clear favorite for romantic relationships, surveys show.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Models designed specifically for companionship, like Character.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
Noun
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Every friendship goes through seasons.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trevor is, of course, waiting for him there, and their friendship develops through a series of adventures that feel authentic to the characters and setting.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Night of Sorrows, Overall Winner; Zamora, Spain During the Yacente procession at Zamora, Spain on Holy Thursday, a lone penitent walks barefoot across Zamora’s Plaza de la Catedral moments before the brotherhood’s final gathering.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The four core tenets are work, brotherhood, violence and truth.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Along with her late husband, the pair founded VIB, an anti-violence nonprofit dedicated to raising social awareness and aiding community causes in Boston, federal prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cultivating community Against the backdrop of a retail climate that’s more challenging than ever, designers chose to strip back their show settings and focus on the humanity behind the designs.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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These were both on almost permanent display at the Prado, where, as a student, she’d been given a three-month summer fellowship.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The fellowship came through straightaway and Glover was assigned to the office of Senator John McCain.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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The rooms There are just 19 rooms here—a deliberate decision to create a feeling of intimacy, and to make guests feel that Madrid, even if only for a few days, can truly be home.—
María Casbas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 2026
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His near-mimicry becomes a kind of intimacy.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Before Papaya, Guez ran businesses helping companies move and employ workers in emerging markets.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tesla signaled a major shift in its business as CEO Elon Musk told investors the company will end production of its longest-running premium electric vehicles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The event brings together industry and research stakeholders to showcase robotics applications across society and industry.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sins of Kujo, adapted from Shohei Manabe’s manga, casts Yuya Yagira as a morally ambiguous lawyer who defends society’s most reprehensible figures, a dark, adult-skewing legal drama.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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The show can be funny, the camaraderie among the characters is gratifying, and the doctors are extraordinarily good-looking in the way only TV doctors can be.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sauna Camp Excelsior, Minnesota Imagine the camaraderie of a summer camp, but in the middle of winter.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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