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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The judge’s rulings mean the surviving lawsuit now is limited to determining whether the defendants should be held liable for Princeton’s personal damages, including loss of financial support, loss of companionship, and funeral expenses.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
And the best children’s film award went to Sophie Roze’s The Drifting Guitar, a story about home and companionship.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
New York — Artificial intelligence is playing a greater role in everything from homework to jobs and even romantic companionship — all without much oversight to guarantee the tech is being developed and used safely.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The result is a monster known as the Creature (Jacob Elordi), a character whose own personal journey and quest for companionship has inspired a myriad of work since Shelley’s inception of him in 1818.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
And the best children’s film award went to Sophie Roze’s The Drifting Guitar, a story about home and companionship.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
New York — Artificial intelligence is playing a greater role in everything from homework to jobs and even romantic companionship — all without much oversight to guarantee the tech is being developed and used safely.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The result is a monster known as the Creature (Jacob Elordi), a character whose own personal journey and quest for companionship has inspired a myriad of work since Shelley’s inception of him in 1818.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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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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