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Recent Examples of companionable Not just the comfortable, companionable silences but the ones that carry weight. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Winfrey and Goldberg, ages 71 and 69, were presenting themselves as political avatars rather than the companionable media figures of their first renown. Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025 The opera is too domesticated, earthbound, and companionable to convey that extreme bleakness. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 For a while, the team sits together in the truck, watching in companionable silence as the lumbering giants disappear, one by one, into the trees. Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for companionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionable
Adjective
  • The Nulu fabric is buttery-soft, sweat-wicking, and warm without overheating.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • First, warm soil temperatures combined with moderate air temperatures in early autumn create ideal grass seed germination conditions.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The podcasts were commissioned by Channel 4 Digital Commissioner Charlie Hyland, outgoing Head of Digital Commissioning Sacha Khari, and Louisa Compton, Head of News and Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Sport.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Randy is a friendly and outgoing young man who enjoys staying active and exploring his community.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In warm weather that means competitive golf tournaments, friendly tennis clinics, outdoor summer concerts, and a calendar full of signature community events.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Wear them with a simple long-sleeve top or T-shirt for a casual look, or add a blazer and heels for an office-friendly outfit.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing can be done, at this point, about the dubious premise that mainstream Jews and gentiles in 2020s Los Angeles occupy separate social worlds.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Bennett’s book seems to question whether scrutinizing every new gendered archetype or behavior, in the disembodied way social media encourages, is productive.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This luxurious property sizzles with gracious elegance and impeccable service, eliciting over-the-top reviews from guests.
    Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The fans are really, really gracious and excited.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Deep in the Amish and Mennonite communities of Ohio and Indiana, the dessert menu at Das Dutchman Essenhaus, a hospitable chain of family-style restaurants, features a pecan pie of grand design.
    Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Vacherot triumphed 6-3, 6-4, to reach his first ATP final at tour level, moving one match away from capping one of the most extraordinary performances of the year, in the part of the season most hospitable to the unexpected.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But bars are convivial places, and right now Hart needs that connection.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Your reputation receives a loving boost when the Libra moon meets convivial Venus.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Companionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionable. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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