companionship

noun

kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship How to pronounce companionship (audio)
Definition of companionshipnext
as in friendship
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.

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Recent Examples of companionship Chrissy’s discovery sets the stage for a twist that merely draws unfavorable comparisons to far better speculative science fiction about our growing dependence on AI companionship. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Sometimes what starts as a few hours of companionship turns into personal care too, as the underlying conditions start to shift. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Lorea is a troubled writer who looks to a former prison inmate for companionship. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 That’s why Chicago AF events focus on piquing adults’ interest with intriguing reasons to engage in companionship and activity. — Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for companionship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
  1. friendship
  2. brotherhood
  3. community
  4. fellowship
  5. intimacy
  6. company
  7. society
  8. camaraderie
Noun
  • Alongside the music, the film deals with family ties, friendship, identity and the search for belonging, against the backdrop of Britain’s shifting culture at the time.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All this darkness serves only to contrast the beauty—kindness, friendship, love and of course, dogs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of friendship
Noun
  • The family-like environment and sense of brotherhood is what keeps him connected and committed to the program in addition to his passion to become a business owner.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • From the first meeting in Arizona with David Berson & Ross Molloy, to the brotherhood of the NFL Today desk, an unforgettable year with Ian, Evan, Ken & crew and now alongside legendary Jim Nantz, Tracy Wolfson, Rikhoff and the whole crew.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • The sheriff’s office said there is no active threat to the community.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This flexibility could make the M1 Hybrid Cargo particularly well suited for missions involving remote communities, island operations, logistics, disaster response, government agencies, and defense organizations.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • DePaul University’s College of Law has been renamed after an alum whose $30 million gift will fund endowments, scholarships, faculty fellowships and a new law center, the school announced.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • These partnerships support scholarships, fellowships, curriculum development, training programs, and educational resources.
    — Paul Cho, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellowship
Noun
  • That sort of spectacular intimacy is kind of a miracle, in other words.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The dancer, choreographer, and recent MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts creates worlds of almost painful intimacy, in which arduous encounters leave his dancers raw, vulnerable, exhausted.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of intimacy
Noun
  • The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Shares of companies that are directly exposed to the physical buildout of data centers tanked Wednesday, including Modine (a maker of data center HVACs, down about 21%) and Sterling Infrastructure (site prep and electrical work, also down 21%).
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • The team from Germany, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland said analysis of hair in the royal tomb where cannabis seeds turned up, sheds new light on the plant's role in ancient societies.
    — Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • Our crawl started at Gagopa, whose BYOB policy is a favorite among the large-group partiers and Midtown corporate crowd for fast-tracking camaraderie.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • There are few occasions that garner such good-willed camaraderie in New York City as the annual marathon, though the Knicks historic win this summer brought people out into the streets in rivaling numbers.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of camaraderie

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