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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police
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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives
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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
Villagrán conducted research on Chilean Air Force officers and non-commissioned officers who were tortured by their own comrades for refusing to participate in the coup.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Jonny Diamond, our fearless editor, has been energized this week by our comrades in Minneapolis.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Alouette and her comrades pursue a different life but do not seek it for everyone, which feels right not just for their era but for their experience of trauma.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Will Poulter, playing a young newcomer to the program, gives a superb performance; so do the nonprofessional actors cast as his comrades-in-recovery.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Jonny Diamond, our fearless editor, has been energized this week by our comrades in Minneapolis.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Alouette and her comrades pursue a different life but do not seek it for everyone, which feels right not just for their era but for their experience of trauma.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Will Poulter, playing a young newcomer to the program, gives a superb performance; so do the nonprofessional actors cast as his comrades-in-recovery.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
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Five applicants have a bachelor’s degree, three hold a master’s, three have a doctorate, and one holds an associate’s degree, TEA data shows.—
Samuel O’Neal
February 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Jackson Fuentes, communications associate with the Georgia Senate Press Office (was Saturday).—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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We are all retired, and this friend is substantially better off financially than the rest of us.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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The first home movie may be more than a century old, but home video gave amateurs seemingly boundless capacity for recording family and friends.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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The postponement comes as the island nation's communist-run government endures its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The development comes as the US attempts to cut its long-time communist foe Havana off from receiving oil deliveries from its regional neighbors, a move that has exacerbated a long-standing fuel crisis on the Caribbean island.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Photographed heading to Lattanzi in New York with his colleagues for the week, Storrie opted for a chocolate brown, shearling collared leather jacket by Sandro, a cobalt blue knit, straight-leg blue jeans, and black Saint Laurent penny loafers with white socks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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The controversy is now attracting the attention of Gonzales’ Republican colleagues.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her bags are already packed, buddy.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ideal for groups of travel buddies or a family (or two), the dining room seats 14, and the breakfast bar will be the hot spot once the morning alarm sounds.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
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Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The socialist seems to be walking back a campaign promise to expand the city’s billion-dollar rental voucher program.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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His accomplice in the robbery is being sought.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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An Idaho prosecutor has cleared a Boise Police Department officer who mistakenly shot at and injured an Idaho Department of Correction officer during a chaotic ambush at a Boise hospital perpetrated by a prisoner and an accomplice.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hamidreza Azizi, a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, said Shamkhani’s appointment signals that Iran is preparing for the possibility of a US decapitation strike – potentially targeting the Supreme Leader himself.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Egbert made her point as a legislative committee met at the Capitol to consider a bill by a fellow representative, Republican Lucas Cayler of Caldwell, to limit instances in which criminal charges can be brought against parents for denying medical care or other basic needs to their children.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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