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
Emily Brontë appears in every way indifferent to the need for love and companionship that tortured the lives of her sisters.
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Emily Temple
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The walks keep Poppy active and give him a sense of purpose, while Angus gets stimulation and companionship.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
It's even being blamed for the suicide of Adam Raine, a California teen who had been using the chatbot for companionship and spoke with it about his mental health, according to news reports.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
This dire situation is compounded by the fact that companionship and support are incredibly common uses for chatbots.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
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Emily Temple
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The walks keep Poppy active and give him a sense of purpose, while Angus gets stimulation and companionship.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
It's even being blamed for the suicide of Adam Raine, a California teen who had been using the chatbot for companionship and spoke with it about his mental health, according to news reports.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
This dire situation is compounded by the fact that companionship and support are incredibly common uses for chatbots.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
Noun
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Critics particularly praised the chemistry between Johnson and Blunt, who channeled their real-life friendship to convey a genuine sense of ease between their characters.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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His entry covered 10 pages in total of the book, a storybook tale of their friendship interspersed with photographs.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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But even in an exhibition game with city bragging rights on the line, Lackey said the competition is all about brotherhood.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The report generated concerted pushback from the scientific community.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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An elevator connects all the different levels, with the high-altitude location offering sweeping views of the surrounding community, from downtown Boulder to the university campus to the surrounding Flatirons.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Patrick, who completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute and currently serves as founder of FoundMyFitness, has built her reputation on translating complex scientific research into actionable health insights.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fellowship targets entrepreneurs who graduated from a Michigan college or university in May 2022 or later and who will commit to staying in Detroit for at least 12 months, working a minimum of 40 hours per week on scaling their venture.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead of conquest, the focus was intimacy—feeling the land under your feet, learning animal tracks, listening to the bush itself.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Your body is full of untapped areas that can enhance pleasure and take intimacy with your partner up a notch.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The logo of German car maker Mercedes-Benz is seen as a person stands in front of the company’s booth before the opening of the International Motor Show IAA on September 7, 2025, in Munich, southern Germany.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Metra trains serve six counties in the Chicago area, according to the company's website.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Monoculture Problem Just as agricultural monocultures make ecosystems vulnerable to disease, cognitive monocultures make human societies vulnerable to manipulation and groupthink.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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While the motivation behind the killing is still unknown, Kirk's death has escalated anxieties about the rise of political violence in the United States and the deepening divide within American society.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Friends After more than 30 years, the camaraderie on this ‘90s sitcom still hold up (though other things about it can feel cringey).—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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There’s such a communion and camaraderie that happens, especially on a movie like this.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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