as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
like so many of his twentysomething compeers, he just had to get a tattoo
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great
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Tatevik Hunanyan serves as associate director, with Bull James serving as wrestling booker alongside associate wrestling booker, Brandon Scott.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026 -
No spoilers, but Jaden’s character and some associates have an issue with Jim Rockford, and things get physical.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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Galen, known as the father of modern medicine, started out as a doctor for gladiators—the equivalent of a residency on The Pitt.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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College football has no equivalent.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Meanwhile, with Anas forced into hiding, a colleague who worked with him on the documentary, Amad Hussein Swali, was murdered in a shooting, a crime for which nobody has been caught.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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My colleague Michael Scherer reported on the administration’s decision to supersede America250, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to celebrating this year’s Independence Day, with a partisan analogue, Freedom 250.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Mirroring their onscreen counterparts, Snow takes a highly analytical approach to her craft, while Akerman relies more on instinct.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner succeeded his French counterpart in 2014 as head coach of Ivory Coast following its group stage exit at the World Cup.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Investigators are looking into whether there are more burial sites and any accomplices.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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He’s unexpectedly visited by Little John (Bill Skarsgård), once one of his underage criminal accomplices, and asked to help defend the younger man’s family and homestead from vengeful past foes.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Patrick Eddington, a senior fellow in homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, says giving police this capability magnifies its potential problems.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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Darren McKnight, a senior technical fellow at the orbital intelligence company LeoLabs, told Ars the fragmentation event likely generated 100 to 150 pieces of debris.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
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Organizations led this way outperform peers on innovation and growth.—
Jennie Glazer,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The Academy originally planned to hold back the names of the nomsinees in several craft categories that rely on peer-group screening panels until July 15.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Thirty years after Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, Jose's former business partner still questions what led to the killings.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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“Compeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compeer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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