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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime
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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field
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Recent Examples of fellow
Miriam Fauzia is a science reporting fellow at The Dallas Morning News.
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Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
And as with the rest of her fellow actresses who’d opted for aesthetics that put their beauty in the spotlight, her vibe was freeing and radiant.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Tehran has become a direct threat to Gulf national security, a transformation that may presage more military confrontation, economic uncertainty, and less space for regional cooperation, Amr Hamzawy, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes in Foreign Affairs.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Huerta disclosed to the New York Times that fellow Chicano civil rights icon Cesar Chavez raped her during the 1960s.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
And as with the rest of her fellow actresses who’d opted for aesthetics that put their beauty in the spotlight, her vibe was freeing and radiant.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Tehran has become a direct threat to Gulf national security, a transformation that may presage more military confrontation, economic uncertainty, and less space for regional cooperation, Amr Hamzawy, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes in Foreign Affairs.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Huerta disclosed to the New York Times that fellow Chicano civil rights icon Cesar Chavez raped her during the 1960s.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow
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Officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment, and her then-current boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who thought someone was breaking into the home, fired one shot with a handgun, striking an officer in the leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Markell Pierce's mother, 33-year-old Dominique Servant, and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, were charged in the 8-year-old's murder in February.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bondi accused of shielding Epstein associates The impeachment articles also target Bondi's handling of the Epstein files, which have earned her critics on both sides of the aisle in Congress.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The leaders also announced a new defense partnership that will bring closer military cooperation and the start of negotiations toward Australia becoming an associate of the research and innovation funding program Horizon Europe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Police release suspect description Police said the suspect is described as a 25‑ to 27‑year‑old Indian male, about 5‑foot‑9.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The male showed a gun and opened fire toward the friends, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Spokane, Washington, the Current found itself on the wrong end of a lopsided half against the Seattle Reign.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Braam said the 900-pound structural steel beam will be hoisted into place in about a week-and-a-half.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Yet the shows have done the TV equivalent of posting through it, making gestures of concern toward cleaning up their acts while cynically leveraging the drama surrounding the franchise’s small and large scandals to rev up interest and drive viewers to their screens.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Larijani comes from a political dynasty referred to as Tehran’s equivalent to which family?—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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The song comes alongside a video, shot by Michael Grant, which features a beaming Bey cozied up with an apparent beau in a bucket hat.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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The frontrunners are Vanity Fair cover star Kylie Jenner and her nominated beau Timothée Chalamet, who has been the butt of the joke all night for his opera and ballet comments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Apple’s Weather, by contrast, seems designed to telegraph an aggressive certainty, which can contribute to incidents like my colleague’s shoe mishap.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Like many of his current colleagues, the Ohio Republican and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is a longtime critic of warrantless surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Hubert Davis was ultimately not the right guy to lead the UNC basketball program.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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You guys keep putting that crap out there.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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