compadres

plural of compadre

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compadres Shirley gets one of her compadres in Mechanical, Ossie (Michael Younis), to send Juliette further into the Down Deep using their little dumbwaiter contraption. Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compadres
Noun
  • Back on June 20, Sinibaldi went out with friends and family to celebrate her 29th birthday at Blu On The Hudson in Weehawken.
    Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Health officials did not name Lillian as the infected resident, but friends and family identified her to several local news outlets.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In high school, Messick and his buddies would gather in one of their backyard pools, order pizza and watch the All-Star week festivities.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Compadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadres. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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