as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum
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Recent Examples of bedfellow
The opposition to NetBros has certainly resulted in some strange things and strange bedfellows.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Swagger is out and socialism is in, and socialism makes for strange bedfellows.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Still other stories even imagine an alliance of unlikely bedfellows—once powerful liberal political reformers and conservative generals from the People’s Liberation Army, for instance—who are teaming up to admonish Xi or to replace him.
—Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Swagger is out and socialism is in, and socialism makes for strange bedfellows.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Still other stories even imagine an alliance of unlikely bedfellows—once powerful liberal political reformers and conservative generals from the People’s Liberation Army, for instance—who are teaming up to admonish Xi or to replace him.
—Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedfellow
Noun
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Yet the fact remains that their league position has slipped from fifth to 12th since away supporters last watched their team winning in the league, 2-0 at Nottingham Forest at the end of November.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire and Perfect Days director and long-time Berlinale supporter Wenders was announced as the president of the jury in December.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the increasing unpredictability of the US, which has imposed heavy tariffs on its allies, has prompted Starmer and other Western leaders to look again to China.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Reuther plays Jarl Sigurd, the Jarl of Hladir, a scheming Norwegian jarl and ally of Haakon (Levi Miller), the younger half-brother of Erik Bloodaxe (Molyneux).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Bedfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedfellow. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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