companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship 
: the fellowship existing among companions : company
Examples of companionship in a Sentence
They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
But after two years of constant companionship, the bear was lost during a sleepover, leaving the 7-year-old devastated.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
But alongside the praise, some viewers also expressed concern about Andrea’s long-term care and companionship.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship
: the good feeling that comes from being with someone else
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