compatriots

plural of compatriot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compatriots The new queen was crowned by Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024, Geyssell García, after competing with 12 compatriots who represented the departments and autonomous regions of the country. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Sadly, the midnight movie magic that befell me and my Long Treadmill compatriots will be gone from our city by then. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 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 But, of course, tennis is an individual sport, and each player in the tournament is battling to be the last one standing, including every American facing compatriots. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Errani, Vavassori and their compatriots can point to the most intriguing element being the battle of the disciplines. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 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 That game also gave her the opportunity to get one over her three Norwegian compatriots in the Manchester United team. Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriots
Noun
  • After a poker game involving John Constantine and Jason Blood (alter ego of Etrigan the Demon) goes off the rails, average citizens suddenly start killing people, believing their victims to be demons.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The vast majority of citizens no longer trust that hard work pays off and belief in the American dream has hit a record low.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 1951, Husseini’s associates murdered one of his foremost rivals, King Abdullah of Jordan.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Honda One of the key elements of Honda-san’s strategy was that associates including mechanics and engineers that worked on road vehicles should also spend time in racing.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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
  • Nolthenius and his colleagues had to rule out several other possibilities.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Even some of Barrett’s liberal colleagues have said the Constitution and the rule of law could be at risk.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tensions are high after Homeland Security detained 475 people, more than 300 of them South Korean nationals, at a Hyundai electric battery plant in Savannah, Georgia.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Six Chinese nationals were recently detained in Subic Bay on espionage charges, further heightening mistrust.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Helmed by friends Sarah Jackson, Emily Lilley, and Blaes Green, the store hosts 10 to 12 of them a month with genres ranging from graphic novels to cocktails.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The singer ended her acceptance speech with a message to the artists and peers present at the VMAs.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But this season will be the first time in ages that Boumedienne, now 18, starts on a level playing field with his peers.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the purges of the late 1930s, a new generation of young and ambitious politicians and officials quickly arrived to take the places of Stalin’s purged comrades.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Garraty is forced to watch several of his comrades' executions while fighting for his own life with a gun to his head.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Compatriots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriots. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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