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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
  • Best Things to See and Do One of the highlights of the Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is its access to hiking trails, so make sure to bring decent walking or hiking shoes and a warm layer or two.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Used a mulch, leaves keep soil cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, protecting plant roots from extreme temperatures.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In Parker’s memory, Quinn was the most outgoing of the three future Rangers coaches and Sacco the quietest.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday, there were more than 6,100 delays across the country, including 42 flights that were departing from Burbank (amounting to 23 percent of the airport's outgoing schedule).
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The area also features a red mini fridge for easy access to snacks and drinks, and a custom bath with kid-friendly touches, like step-stools to reach the trough sink, alphabet artwork, and a large jar full of bath toys.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The most-balanced wide receiver prospect in America, Tyson is a terrific blocker with QB-friendly tendencies and the size to play anywhere.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the hardest parts of shelter life is social isolation.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The flagship offers an expansive collection of wallcoverings, rugs, furniture, and more, and aims to capture the welcoming, gracious environment the brand is known for while signaling its evolution.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But these aren’t gods in oh-so-gracious robes or with armor or holding lightning bolts in their hands.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Owner and innkeeper John Lavin took over the three-story home, built in 1890, in 2021, and the property continues to charm guests with its creative design, hospitable amenities, and home-away-from-home atmosphere.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, recent increases in overnight temperatures in Texas may have made the region more hospitable to tropical species, which could explain green jays’ expansion north, according to Keitt.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Greydon House, with its 20 rooms done up in blue and white, feels homey, while Life House has an inviting terrace whose firepit lends itself to a convivial atmosphere.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • More than just a bar, the venue captures the spirit of a living room—convivial and intimate.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Companionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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