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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
Advertisement But an unnamed fellow Boy Scout trooper also told NBC News that the suspect did sometimes voice his political opinions, recounting a conversation a few years back about migrant caravans entering the country.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Raimondo, now a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, did not reply to an email seeking comment.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The cinematic feature directed by Jordan Hemingway sees Twigs and her friend book a room with an unlucky fellow’s credit card as the scene evolves into a provocative hotel rendezvous sans fellow.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Keith Marple, an eighty-one-year-old Republican delegate from Harrison County, urged fellow-lawmakers to vote it down, and spoke of people he’d known with permanent complications of polio.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Raimondo, now a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, did not reply to an email seeking comment.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The cinematic feature directed by Jordan Hemingway sees Twigs and her friend book a room with an unlucky fellow’s credit card as the scene evolves into a provocative hotel rendezvous sans fellow.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Keith Marple, an eighty-one-year-old Republican delegate from Harrison County, urged fellow-lawmakers to vote it down, and spoke of people he’d known with permanent complications of polio.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow
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Its trailer, debuting exclusively in Variety, opens to Laura’s arrival at the village with her mother who has taken Laura to live with her and her boyfriend plus his young daughters.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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When the team won the AFC Championships in January 2025, Esposito posted a celebratory TikTok expressing her excitement at attending her boyfriend's third Super Bowl together.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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The animosity between the two boiled over when suspicions grew among the Joneses that Brandon was Marty Baker’s secret informant, after a Skeet associate spotted Brandon and Baker having lunch together in Mentone.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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That’s about a 65% increase in market share, according to report author and senior research associate Eric Moore.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Female dogs were reported as more trainable than males.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Waupun prison is a maximum-security institution that serves as a central reception center for all adult male inmates sentenced to prison.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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East Ridge took the second half’s opening kickoff but had to punt, and Mounds View took over at its 47-yard line.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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According to Korean Film Council figures, the Korean box office took in around $293 million in the first half of 2025, a drop of 33% year-on-year, with admissions falling by roughly the same margin.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Construction in the section of Jackson Park, often described as Chicago’s equivalent of Central Park, has been slow.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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But no amount of finessing the Beetle—the automotive equivalent of a Birkenstock sandal—would turn VW’s ugly duckling into a swan.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Apparently, someone had sent her longtime beau Slade an embarrassing tape of a song that Tamra had recorded, badly, in a studio at some point in the past.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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While Macron and his colleagues will celebrate, 48 hostages will stay in captivity in Gaza.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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As minority leader, Caldwell will steer an at-times fractious caucus whose members are outnumbered nearly 2-to-1 by their Democratic colleagues.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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The guy in Germany offered me a job.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Why does this guy — who seems nice enough and does have a generational voice but mostly just stood there and waved at phone cameras — have one of the biggest songs in the world and people going absolutely feral for him?—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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