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
  • When their friends brought the dog back, there was a brief scuffle over the new gate that had been set up to keep him out of the bedroom.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Not everyone has all their friends around their house anymore.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The fugitive tells his underwater buddies what the humans have been doing to their kind.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • They are being rounded up and sent for slaughter by the government that wants the land for its rich buddies and industry.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Compadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadres. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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