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as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state a novel about an aging comrade's eventual disenchantment with communism and its excesses

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Recent Examples of comrade That was even a problem for the team when Antetokounmpo's ex-Bucks comrades Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton were in their primes — and was part of general manager Jon Horst's impetus in flipping Holiday for Lillard's exorbitant contract in the summer of 2023. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 Clooney enjoins his comrades to feel justified in twisting journalism from objectivity to partisanship. Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025 Sometimes residents stole clothing from their comrades, sold it, and pocketed the profits. Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 With Assad's ouster in December, Halaby, now 29, returned to his neighborhood of Jobar, on the edge of Damascus, to watch a backhoe unearth the remains of at least eight of his comrades from a mass grave. Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comrade
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Noun
  • As part of this collaboration, PepsiCo invested $550 million in Celsius, acquiring an 8.5% ownership stake and becoming its preferred global distribution associate.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Other photos in the post showcased The Kardashians star doing yoga in front of a sunset with friends Phil Riportella and Simon Huck.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • Performing in front of small crowds that sometimes only consisted of family and friends was common for Owens but was balanced by hearing his music on local radio stations like 103.5 The Beat.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Fascists, communists, terrorists, and human traffickers all have values, but most of us would not consider their values valuable.
    Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Buang feared his family would pay a terrible price if captured by the communists.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Xu and her colleagues would need far more evidence than just two people in a trial that enrolled a total of eight, so that research remains ongoing.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • For these more serious cases, Soni and his colleagues work closely with the university’s mental-health center and even walk students to a counselor’s door themselves.
    Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • With our help, the company implemented a formal buddy program.
    Matthew Reeves, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • As the weeks go by and changes don’t appear to be happening, Fielder and his actors add some domestic tension to the mix, too, with fake-Bogdan screaming to fake-Monique about microprocessors and ditching her to see The Hangover Part II with his buddies.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Many in the audience also came to hear Ocasio-Cortez, 35, a sharp, politically savvy Democratic socialist once at the fringes of the Democratic Party who is now broadening her national appeal.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The other suspects are charged with being accomplices to the heist or unauthorized possession of a weapon, according to Reuters.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
  • Police were able to obtain a probable cause arrest warrant for Lozano and two accomplices whose names have not been released.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Rules of engagement may also have prevented Indian pilots from firing first, or firing back against Pakistani aircraft, according to Fabian Hoffman, a defense policy research fellow at the University of Oslo.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
  • Additional research on skull morphology was conducted by fellow graduate student Hoai-Nam Bui, further cementing the conclusion that the reptiles represent distinct evolutionary lineages.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025

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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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