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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 bedfellows
Stratton has found herself with strange bedfellows in Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss to counter Cargill’s alliance with Michin and B-Fab.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
In November, a number of odd bedfellows submitted several, uncoordinated letters to the BLM’s acting director, all urging caution about the downstream effects of the CRA ruling.
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Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Opposing groups make strange bedfellows The top financial backers of the opposition campaign for Amendment 5 aren’t typically associated with progressives.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Artificial intelligence and unforgiving humanity are strange bedfellows.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
There’s a clear irony here — WhatsApp and Meta make for uneasy bedfellows.
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Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
This is a true unlikely bedfellows situation, driven almost entirely by Lenya’s concern for his wife and son, who are in their government’s crosshairs.
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
In the wake of the Palisades Fire, political archrivals tasked with the re-build became strange bedfellows, tethered to the same torch.
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Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
In November, a number of odd bedfellows submitted several, uncoordinated letters to the BLM’s acting director, all urging caution about the downstream effects of the CRA ruling.
—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Opposing groups make strange bedfellows The top financial backers of the opposition campaign for Amendment 5 aren’t typically associated with progressives.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Artificial intelligence and unforgiving humanity are strange bedfellows.
—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
There’s a clear irony here — WhatsApp and Meta make for uneasy bedfellows.
—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
This is a true unlikely bedfellows situation, driven almost entirely by Lenya’s concern for his wife and son, who are in their government’s crosshairs.
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
In the wake of the Palisades Fire, political archrivals tasked with the re-build became strange bedfellows, tethered to the same torch.
—
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedfellows
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The House passed a bipartisan package of children’s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote Monday, advancing legislation that supporters say would better protect children online but critics warn could threaten privacy and free expression.
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Meanwhile, singing anthems at England national team matches is nothing new for English supporters.
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That preparation should involve close coordination with allies across the Gulf, Europe, the broader Middle East, and East Asia, whose economies remain deeply dependent on uninterrupted access to Middle Eastern energy resources.
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Lithuania, which borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, has been one of Ukraine's staunchest allies during Russian President Vladimir Putin's more than four-year conflict with Kyiv, providing extensive military equipment and financial support.
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