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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
The young Xi became one of only three private secretaries to the defense minister, an old comrade of his father’s called Geng Biao.
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Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s minimal arguing and respect amongst comrades.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
The Islamic Republic, by this standard, has already acquitted itself with honor, by continuing to fight even as their ships and aircraft are obliterated and their comrades blown apart.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s minimal arguing and respect amongst comrades.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
The Islamic Republic, by this standard, has already acquitted itself with honor, by continuing to fight even as their ships and aircraft are obliterated and their comrades blown apart.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
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Before the sentence was handed down, Spann gave a 15-minute lecture, largely aimed at the three federal prosecutors seated across the courtroom from him, accusing them of cutting deals to get associates to lie.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Beatriz Browne is supervising producer and Ellie Vargas id associate producer.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Now she’s been coaxed out of retirement to make her mark in online criticism, at the urging of her close personal friend, the novelist and New Yorker contributor Paul Rudnick.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Matt Shaw of the Chicago Cubs took on a stunning amount of hate for attending the memorial service of his close friend, Charlie Kirk, following his assassination.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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In that 1945 to 1985 period, there was very little overlap in the economies, technologies, or communications of the communist and the capitalist worlds.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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What, are you being brainwashed by communists?—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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In a follow-up email to ARTnews, Lord and Teng, the gallery’s two managing partners, said that Marian Goodman Gallery was not immune to market forces, much like its colleagues.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Occasionally, his wife, friends, or colleagues lend a hand.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Brin and Page had a sort of buddy cop dynamic.—
Daniel Munoz,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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That point includes other comparable comedies with either stoner, buddy or coming-of-age ingredients.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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He was later pardoned and won election for president as a socialist in 1999.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the 1930s, some saw La Guardia as a socialist, others as a man far too close to fascist Italy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Even though Epstein is long dead and his chief accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, is in prison, Benavidez says more people need to be held accountable.—
Hallie Jackson,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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None of the three had anything to do with the crimes committed by their husbands, but they’ve all been shunned by neighbors and friends, and viewed as accomplices by outsiders.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Rene Morales, senior curatorial fellow at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood and former chief curator at PAMM, recently swung by for a studio visit with Palazzolo-Daboul, and, intrigued, ended up scouting out the rest of Tunnel.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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The heavily-Democratic district wasn't likely to elect a Republican, William Galston, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, previously told USA TODAY.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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