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as in countryman
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business
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Recent Examples of compatriot
Dudinha opened the scoring for San Diego, dribbling through the Current defense before blazing a shot through the legs of her Brazilian compatriot, Lorena.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
When the situation seemed most dire at Rogers Centre on Saturday night, Los Angeles leaned on Ohtani’s compatriot Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who returned to the mound in extra innings with no rest after winning Game 6 and finished up the comeback victory.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
These rumors gained momentum during the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship weekend, when the South African played with his compatriot Louis Oosthuizen, captain of the LIV Golf Stingers GC team.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
When the situation seemed most dire at Rogers Centre on Saturday night, Los Angeles leaned on Ohtani’s compatriot Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who returned to the mound in extra innings with no rest after winning Game 6 and finished up the comeback victory.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
These rumors gained momentum during the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship weekend, when the South African played with his compatriot Louis Oosthuizen, captain of the LIV Golf Stingers GC team.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriot
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In a thrilling sprint finish, Kenyan Benson Kipruto won the men’s pro race at the 2025 New York City Marathon over countryman Alexander Mutiso.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ten Hag had pushed hard for countryman De Ligt.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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The associate’s narrative was that Lucas met Sainz, the former State Department official, at a conference and invited Schiller, who lived in South Florida, to a meeting in Miami about humanitarian aid to Venezuela.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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While associate degree holders only spend 9 percent of their extra earnings on loans, bachelor’s degree holders spent 19 percent.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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These comments are important because our government must place premium in creating a society that respects human lives, secures its borders and protects its citizens.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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When widespread street protests erupted after that election, Maduro invited citizens to use VenApp to report opposition activities.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The decision angered many progressives, who accused their colleagues of caving to the President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Eight Senate Democrats pitched the deal to their Republican colleagues with hopes of ending the shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile Syria remains scarred by years of conflict and nationals in Germany are looking on at the debate with mounting worry.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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This is the random bunch of misfits Courteney will have to transform into a team competitive enough to make it to nationals, and that will surely start to form one big family along the way.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2009, Max B was sentenced to 75 years in prison, accused of being an accomplice to a robbery in New Jersey that ended in murder.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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In 2015, Jennifer and her co-accomplices — Wong, Lenford Crawford and David Mylvaganam — were sentenced to two terms of life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of Bich and Hann, per the Toronto Star.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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A lot of it was about the rhythm and timing of the buddy comedy-esque scenes at times.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s sorely missing, though, is a sense of danger in what is essentially a buddy movie with a lot of FX-heavy set pieces.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriot. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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