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Recent Examples of compadre In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie. Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 July 2023 This is just a man in his elements, with his Bills Mafia compadres, enjoying the dead of winter. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024 The weekend was supposed to be about good baseball, the brothers Lowe (Nathaniel and Josh) and Cuban compadres Adolis García and Randy Arozarena showing off. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for compadre
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Noun
  • Indeed, environmental advocacy groups appear to share her concerns, and several, including Friends of the Everglades, sued the DeSantis administration on Friday in an effort to halt the project.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
  • The circumstances varied, from hikers bringing their furry friends on multi-day backpacking trips to taking them up 14,000-foot peaks, but in every case, sheer exhaustion was the primary cause.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The clip, which Ring shared with Newsweek, captures a typical afternoon for Mako, who can be seen on the footage heading over to his buddy Leonard's house.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Should Congress enact an antitrust exemption for college sports, perhaps, or create a special class of non-employment for student-athletes to ensure they can be exploited in perpetuity by sleazy college officials in polyester slacks and their booster buddies?
    Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025

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“Compadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadre. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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