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Recent Examples of companionable 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 The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024 The glance of her companionable eye, the flash of her comprehending smile possess the electrical quality to an all-conquering degree. Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for companionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionable
Adjective
  • While this is only slightly warmer than what is normal for mid-September for the Gulf Coast, this is 10 to 15 degrees warmer than what is normal for this time of the year for much of the Mississippi Valley -- including for parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota and Minnesota.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Great Britain’s winning performance from Friday’s four races, held in bright sunshine and warm gusty breeze, earned driver Dylan Fletcher and his team their second victory of the season.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The two will face off in the November election in a race to replace outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan, who is campaigning for Michigan governor as an independent in the 2026 election.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The neighbor, according to a search warrant reviewed by Forbes, was an outgoing inventory management specialist at the Quantico, Virginia, headquarters of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The result is a set of policies that has baffled some China experts, or at least raised questions about the president’s stance on America’s friendly rival.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Twine also noted its subtle scent, quick absorption, and makeup-friendly finish.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Desperate, Sutton-Schulman called a friend who is a social worker in psychiatric hospitals.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As with any good social-media bit, Silver later doubled down, fleshing out the concept in his newsletter, Silver Bulletin.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Penalties on penalties on penalties, gracious hosts, UCLA’s 13 flags Friday gifted the Lobos 116 yards – running the season’s tally to 30 penalties for 275 yards.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Goodness gracious, what an adorable little burrito that kid is!
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As temperatures drop and outdoor conditions become less hospitable, pests start looking for warmth within our homes.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Georgia Brown’s Former President Clinton, with news cameras in tow, hosted then-German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for a convivial lunch in the Georgetown neighborhood of the nation’s capital in 1994.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Garcia will play Renata, a disarmingly charming leader with a natural ability to win people over with her optimism and convivial personality.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Companionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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