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
  • Democrats spent millions accusing Republicans of covering up for Epstein and his many friends and ignoring the compelling testimony of brave victims.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Related Stories Two generations of actors play five friends at different stages of their lives.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • My dad always enlisted the help of one of his buddies to go on trips like this.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Pairing teammates together as buddies is part of the off-the-court work that the Jayhawks use to build chemistry.
    — PJ Green November 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Compadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadres. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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