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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
In truth, the patriots’ path to victory was a near decade-long slog characterized by a string of strange bedfellows, strained alliances, and dramatic reversals.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
As the saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
This has led to some strange bedfellows.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
This has created interesting bedfellows, where politicians on both sides of the aisle increasingly agree that regulations must be streamlined to support supply.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
This suggests that the Kinahans remain bedfellows with geopolitical pariahs.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Farmer livelihood at risk of 'withering away' Hoosier farmers and Chinese importers may make for strange bedfellows, but the simple mechanics of supply and demand have the two entangled financially.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Seemingly strange bedfellows are making the case to protect public lands from auction.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
As the saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
This has led to some strange bedfellows.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
This has created interesting bedfellows, where politicians on both sides of the aisle increasingly agree that regulations must be streamlined to support supply.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
This suggests that the Kinahans remain bedfellows with geopolitical pariahs.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Farmer livelihood at risk of 'withering away' Hoosier farmers and Chinese importers may make for strange bedfellows, but the simple mechanics of supply and demand have the two entangled financially.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Seemingly strange bedfellows are making the case to protect public lands from auction.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedfellows
Noun
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Trump’s aggressive second-term agenda has thrilled his supporters, but Democrats are hoping many voters see it as overreach.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Up in a second-deck corner of the GEODIS Park, in Section 233, a group of about 60 spirited Inter Miami La Familia supporters chanted and jumped up and down as Messi and his teammates took the field.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Naval build-up China has built world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under Xi’s leadership, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep up.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, the decisive role played by international allies like France and Spain is only one part of this sprawling story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bedfellows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedfellows. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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