constant companion
noun
: a person or animal that has been with someone most of the time
The old dog had been her constant companion for over 12 years.
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Today, her 16-year-old Chihuahua mix Cookey is her constant companion.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
From its earliest days, ESPN was seemingly ubiquitous, available on cable TV 24 hours a day, then on your computer, across the country’s radio waves, in the form of a magazine, and eventually as a constant companion on your phone.
—Laura Gentile, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And of course, Wednesday's right-hand man — a literal disembodied hand named Thing — remains a constant companion throughout the series.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
But the moon’s orbit doesn’t line up with Earth’s equator: our constant companion’s path is a bit tilted compared with Earth.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
From its earliest days, ESPN was seemingly ubiquitous, available on cable TV 24 hours a day, then on your computer, across the country’s radio waves, in the form of a magazine, and eventually as a constant companion on your phone.
—Laura Gentile, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And of course, Wednesday's right-hand man — a literal disembodied hand named Thing — remains a constant companion throughout the series.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
But the moon’s orbit doesn’t line up with Earth’s equator: our constant companion’s path is a bit tilted compared with Earth.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for constant companion
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“Constant companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constant%20companion. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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