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
Contact a home health agency: Investigate options for getting personal care support, housekeeping assistance, and companionship.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
Research has shown that companionship, either from humans or other dogs, plays a big part in dogs’ happiness.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
In a study published by Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that frequent chatbot users reported emotional dependence, especially when using AI for companionship.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Horses that are kept alone may also become stressed due to not receiving the benefits of equine companionship.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
Research has shown that companionship, either from humans or other dogs, plays a big part in dogs’ happiness.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
In a study published by Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that frequent chatbot users reported emotional dependence, especially when using AI for companionship.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Horses that are kept alone may also become stressed due to not receiving the benefits of equine companionship.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
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Topline President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s months-long friendship continued to devolve in spectacular fashion this week as the world’s richest man and the world’s most powerful man engaged in a brutal back-and-forth on their respective social media platforms and beyond.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Maintaining friendships takes a lot of intention, experts said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Graduates emphasized the school's unique environment fostering brotherhood and celebrating Black identity.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Fraser depicts his bloody brotherhood with similar flair.—
Hamilton Cain,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Students were required to undertake certain extracurricular activities (Prevost was in the choir with Franks—both sing tenor—and played tennis) and to keep up their academic performance, but mostly the school’s focus was how to live in community.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Following community uproar, Gastonia will open a portion of the former Salvation Army building on Tuesday to provide the community with an indoor cooling station, Mayor Richard Franks said.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Raised in Illinois, Brokaw graduated from Yale Drama school and received a fellowship from the Drama League in New York.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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According to Vanity Fair, Macchiarini only had a six-month non-surgical fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Birmingham, not the 36 months required for a full clinical fellowship.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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All of the intimacy of that and all the majesty and complexity and contradiction and controversy of the U.S.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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While daunting, the intimacy of the show also fuels Isbell.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Across industries, companies are feeling the squeeze from labor shortages, rising costs and nonstop pressure to boost efficiency.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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In 2022, the company launched the StanbyME, which is essentially a $1,000 27-inch tablet running LG's smart TV operating system (OS), webOS, but lacking a tuner.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2025
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Civil society groups like the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa are calling for financial institutions to stop propping up corporate industrial agriculture, urging more public investment in agroecology instead.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age—in which Jacobson plays Marian Brook, a doe-eyed newcomer to late-1800s Manhattan high society—premiered a few days prior.—
Luna Adler,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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In the 1920s, lesbians in New York City flocked to 129 MacDougal Street, a tearoom in the heart of Greenwich Village, for conversation and camaraderie.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Ideas flowed from product engineers to senior leaders, creating a shared sense of bravery, purpose and camaraderie.—
Stephen McKeown,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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