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Recent Examples of bedfellow The bill had both bipartisan support and opposition, and the debate made for strange bedfellows: Some gun-control advocates joined with the county sheriff’s lobbying group to support it, while a prominent gun-rights group and criminal defense attorneys opposed it. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2025 Strange political bedfellows lined up for and against Mayor Freddie O'Connell's $3.1 billion transportation funding plan in recent days. Nate Rau, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 Kimberly Guilfoyle Lends Her Ex a Helping Hand Logo text Yes, politics indeed makes strange bedfellows — in Gavin Newsom‘s case, his ex-wife. Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 Fashion Meets Fandom From Lewis Hamilton’s streetwear collection with Tommy Hilfiger to Ferrari’s debut at Milan Fashion Week, fashion and motorsport are no longer strange bedfellows. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedfellow
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Noun
  • With many candidates vehemently opposed to Cuomo, their supporters' next-round votes can help Mamdani, who is endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive star.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • That announcement came amid growing concerns from some of the president's most vocal supporters, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Trump senior adviser Steve Bannon.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Trump said his thinking on NATO changed at the summit At the summit, NATO allies agreed to commit 5% of their GDP to defense spending by 2035, up from 2%.
    Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • His comments come shortly after NATO allies agreed to more than double their defense spending target from 2% of GDP to 5% by 2035.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 June 2025

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“Bedfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedfellow. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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