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Examples of bedfellow in a Sentence
a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum
Recent Examples of bedfellow from the Web
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The quandary for Bellerin will be to reel in his electric dashed down the United left, keeping Sanchez as his bedfellow for the majority of the 90 minutes at Old Trafford.
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In many ways, Uranus and Taurus are strange bedfellows: While Uranus symbolizes innovation, Taurus represents tradition.
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As anyone who has ever slept with a dog slowly kicking you out of your own bed already knows, humans and dogs aren’t exactly natural bedfellows.
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Given the stakes for the internet and firearms industries, look for some strange bedfellows.
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Maintaining the status quo can make for strange bedfellowsBorrowing loosely from international relations scholarship, Lebanese political actors form and reform alliances to balance power, threats and interests.
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Any attempt to introduce ID cards would be opposed by peculiar bedfellows.
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Early on, the event became popular with the digital subculture, lending credence to the belief that primitivism — even ironic primitivism — and great technological leaps make happy bedfellows.
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For the next seven years, these strange bedfellows are joining forces and must learn to work together.
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First Known Use of bedfellow
15th century
bedfellow Synonyms
Synonyms
abettor (also abetter), ally, backer, confederate, fellow traveler, supporter, sympathizer;
Related Words
accessory (also accessary), accomplice, coalitionist, collaborationist, collaborator;
adjunct, assistant, coadjutor, helper;
associate, cohort, colleague, fellow, partner;
buddy, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal;
BEDFELLOW Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of bedfellow for English Language Learners
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: a person or thing that is associated or connected with another
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