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as in citizens
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need
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as in associates
a person frequently seen in the company of another
doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business
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Recent Examples of compatriots
While legal conservatives were developing theories of enhanced executive power, their political compatriots gained a congressional majority for the first time in decades.
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Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Rasmus Køstner left behind his Danish compatriots to step in as Brazil’s new flight controller.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
This time the group will perform with its compatriots, the Danish National Girls’ Choir.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This weekend, an Italian, Kimi Antonelli, won a Formula 1 race in Japan, while compatriots Marco Bezzecchi, the motorcycle racer, and Jannik Sinner, the Grand Slam tennis champion, won their own competitions.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Those young content creators—with their long, shiny hair, mostly modest attire, affiliate links, and several children under five—walked so Paul and her #MomTok compatriots could run (perhaps a little too far).
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
Switchfoot, the Crows’ alternative compatriots, enjoyed similar success in the early 2000s.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
Lead with respect — for yourself and your compatriots.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Rasmus Køstner left behind his Danish compatriots to step in as Brazil’s new flight controller.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
This time the group will perform with its compatriots, the Danish National Girls’ Choir.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This weekend, an Italian, Kimi Antonelli, won a Formula 1 race in Japan, while compatriots Marco Bezzecchi, the motorcycle racer, and Jannik Sinner, the Grand Slam tennis champion, won their own competitions.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Those young content creators—with their long, shiny hair, mostly modest attire, affiliate links, and several children under five—walked so Paul and her #MomTok compatriots could run (perhaps a little too far).
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
Switchfoot, the Crows’ alternative compatriots, enjoyed similar success in the early 2000s.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
Lead with respect — for yourself and your compatriots.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriots
Noun
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That includes veterans’ care, rural healthcare access, infrastructure that actually serves communities, securing supply chains, reducing prescription drug costs through transparency and competition, and reforming areas of the federal bureaucracy that waste money and frustrate citizens.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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And the data shows that this disproportionately impacts black and brown citizens.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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More than 30 people, including members and associates of four major Mafia crime families, Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones, have been implicated in the gambling scandal.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Today, Leonard and his associates seemed to have buried the hatchet.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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The air campaign was short, Libyan leader and longtime thorn in the side of Washington Moammar Gadhafi was dead within eight months – killed by his own countrymen.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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This is the first time in 25 years that Wrexham have been staring down at all their fellow countrymen in the three divisions of the EFL.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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In a 2006 study, Redelmeier and his colleagues found that acronyms may improve a trial’s likelihood of being cited.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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So many of my female colleagues are moms or moms-to-be, and there is comfort in being around other working women who are also building families.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Among those onboard were two Kenyan nationals, while the rest were South Sudanese, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of community members rallied Sunday in North Miami to call on federal leaders to extend Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals at risk of deportation.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mira’s first middle-school dance was coming up, and there was discussion among her friends about dresses and hair styles.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Other changes would require private guardians to attest to the court that their efforts to locate family or friends were exhausted prior to appointment.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Unlike many of her peers, Pau decided to maintain a professional day job while pursuing her artistic practice.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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According to the report, around 40 percent of Black adults are getting fewer than seven hours of sleep per night on average and are less likely to wake up feeling well-rested than their Asian, white and Hispanic peers.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Musk is trying a number of tactics to inflict pain on his old comrades.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that appears to show him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the civil war.—
Ghaith Alsayed,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Compatriots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriots. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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