constant companion
noun
: a person or animal that has been with someone most of the time
The old dog had been her constant companion for over 12 years.
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Through every stage of life, the sport has been a constant companion.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
And after being immortalized as part of the band in The Blues Brothers movie in 1980, his star kept shining for decades, his trusty Tele as constant companion.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Their season has been busy, grumpy and overstretched, and pressure has been a niggling, constant companion, particularly at home, but their opponents on Sunday were hapless, soft in defence and muddled in their thinking.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
And after being immortalized as part of the band in The Blues Brothers movie in 1980, his star kept shining for decades, his trusty Tele as constant companion.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Their season has been busy, grumpy and overstretched, and pressure has been a niggling, constant companion, particularly at home, but their opponents on Sunday were hapless, soft in defence and muddled in their thinking.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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“Constant companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constant%20companion. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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