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a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum
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Politics can make strange bedfellows, and Mike Lindell, the guy who founded MyPillow, is getting a taste of that this week.
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Gemini energy is playful, spontaneous, and a bit frenetic — a strange bedfellow for the second house.
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The involvement of Comcast and Mr. Allen in a deal is a case of strange bedfellows.
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The House vote on the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill saw some strange bedfellows in Central Florida.
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That set up a strange-bedfellows kind of conversation.
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Butte County is full of strange and extreme bedfellows.
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Unlike political bedfellows Hungary and the Czech Republic, Poland is too big to fail.
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Then again, despite the allure of one of 32 NFL head coaching jobs, McDaniels and the Colts just seemed like strange bedfellows.
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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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