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
What started as companionship turned into something much bigger.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
What started as companionship became something much bigger.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
But even from so far away, the crews shared companionship.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Beagle, a part of the Hound Group, loves to exercise in your companionship.
—Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
What started as companionship became something much bigger.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
But even from so far away, the crews shared companionship.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Beagle, a part of the Hound Group, loves to exercise in your companionship.
—Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
Noun
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Lola, the 20-year-old daughter of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, had a close relationship with Muldoon thanks to her mom’s friendship and former relationship with the Days of Our Lives star.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Greg opens his heart to the possibility of a real friendship with this bonkers dude.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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But as the years and resentments pile on, their cancerous brotherhood threatens to obliterate them both.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Travel through time and reflect on the genesis, journey, and brotherhood of the multidimensional rap trio from Yonkers, The LOX.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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The state’s highest court, the SJC, heard arguments in a community lawsuit filed by the Defenders and Emerald Necklace Conservancy earlier this month, and is weighing its claim that the project’s professional soccer use would illegally privatize public parkland.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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In threads where the human community had decided someone was in the wrong, the AI affirmed that user's behavior 51% of the time.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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Once the films are finished, one filmmaker will be chosen to receive an additional $10,000 grant and invited to join the AGBO Storytellers Collective, an alumni network of emerging filmmakers who have won AGBO fellowships or competitions.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Tilson Thomas’ New World Symphony, an ensemble and intensive three-year fellowship program for music school graduates to hone their craft, and its home at the New World Center in Miami Beach, are considered to be crown jewels in the Miami area’s art scene.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The staff of 20 now includes Jamie Monahan, who is both intimacy coordinator and script supervisor.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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That intimacy is now amplifying risks.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The defenders to consider Plenty of managers have parted company with the best-performing defender in the game in recent weeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Among the goals of Schools Beyond Screens is to enforce closer scrutiny of the lucrative contracts that urban districts enter into with tech companies.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Echeverria, who is a part of the social justice committee at the Universalist church, said the church — a relatively new denomination that focuses on social justice issues — teaches about humanity and showing up for society’s most vulnerable.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Created by Graham Yost based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy , Season 3 continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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The duo showed good camaraderie walking the red carpet and hanging out at the parties for CBS and Paramount’s upfront events this week.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Featuring Noah Kahan, Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson, Maggie Rogers, and several other special guests along for the ride, the journey captures the intimacy and camaraderie between all the performers both onstage and off.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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