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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Joel Gavalas seeks a jury trial and damages for his son's pain and suffering, and for his own loss of Jonathan's companionship.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
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—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in town, the original creature, played by Christian Bale, has lurched here from Austria still on his lonely quest for companionship.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The jury decided on an additional $9 million for her family’s loss of Phay’s guidance, advice, comfort and companionship up to the date of the verdict, plus $3 million from the Wednesday verdict to the future.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
Video generation offers MiniMax a roughly $5 billion revenue opportunity, while AI companionship is about $4 billion, the report said.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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