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Recent Examples of compatriot Rublev, the godfather of Medvedev’s children, offered support to his compatriot after that incident made headlines. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025 To their British compatriots, not giving a f**k is what made Oasis stars. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 Now a protector of animals and a champion of the downtrodden, Sonja runs afoul of the tyrant Draygan (Robert Sheehan) and ends up enslaved alongside other gladiators for sport, ultimately leading a revolt alongside her new compatriots. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Kahani’s work is of a piece with that of bigger-name compatriots like Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof in its protest against the Iranian government, though his droll-to-devastating approach is very much his own. Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for compatriot
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Noun
  • Like Julius Caesar, Aeneas arrives on Italian soil with an army, and makes war on the native inhabitants—his own future countrymen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Many Iranians who hate their government nonetheless cheered the end of the war, and decried the senseless death of their countrymen at the hands of a faraway government whose concern for Iranian life was open to doubt.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But by mistake, Trey’s friend Kyle – the boy of King’s longtime associate Paul (Jeffrey Wright) – is the one being held, and King works with the police to pay the culprits and get the kid back.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said two Spanish citizens were injured, according to Europa Press.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For 25 years, Chavism has co-opted Venezuela's infrastructure for its own enrichment, persecuting journalists and opposition, wrecking the economy, and leaving its citizens in poverty.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Through a colleague’s relative, Tammy and I found a family that had been separated in the chaos of emergency evacuations.
    Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Tributes pour in Tributes poured in from colleagues in parliament and the government, praising Parubiy's contribution to Ukraine's fight for sovereignty and independence as one of the leaders of what became known as the Euromaidan protests in 2013-14.
    Anastasiia Malenko, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Federal immigration authorities detained Ageu Del Almeida Freitas after the 42-year-old Brazilian national tried to resist arrest.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At least 300 of those detained were South Korean nationals, the country's foreign ministry said.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The two men became friends, or at least acquaintances, in the late 1980s and had a falling out in 2004.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Police began their investigation by focusing on Lauryn and Owen's classmates and friends, and when the investigation stalled, the FBI eventually traced the messages to someone nobody expected.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The footage shows a state official and two accomplices attempting to evict members of the indigenous Chuschagasta community from their land in northern Argentina.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • His staff and accomplices transported girls from Manhattan, Palm Beach and all over the world to his various homes from the early 1990s until his indictment in 2019.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The highlight of the weekend, aside from time with friends and family, was witnessing my buddy Brian get his first hole-in-one, which was amazing!
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Besides his buddy Dixon’s persistent pitch, the chance to improve his pro prospects was alluring.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriot. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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