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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
From the agency’s command post five stories beneath a high-rise in Kyiv, the general and several of his comrades, including Fedorov, monitored the launch of the naval drones on a bank of screens.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
During the pilot, Dutton meets with an old comrade from his days as a Navy SEAL who gradually recruits him into their four-person Marshal team.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Selfless sacrifice in order to stay with his comrades, stay with his unit until the very end.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The news division’s president and Beale’s old comrade-in-broadcasting-arms, Max Schumacher (William Holden), takes his friend out for a drink.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
During the pilot, Dutton meets with an old comrade from his days as a Navy SEAL who gradually recruits him into their four-person Marshal team.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Selfless sacrifice in order to stay with his comrades, stay with his unit until the very end.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The news division’s president and Beale’s old comrade-in-broadcasting-arms, Max Schumacher (William Holden), takes his friend out for a drink.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
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In September, the judges found that Sarkozy and his associates had formed a criminal association between 2005 and 2007 to secure money from Libya to support his successful presidential bid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Held at Denver’s Boettcher Concert Hall at Denver Performing Arts Complex, the orchestra will be led by music director Peter Oundijan, resident conductor Christopher Dragon, associate conductor Wilbur Lin, and conductor laureate Marin Alsop.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2026
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In this case, your friend is actually 40% down, so go ahead and keep that Korean sheet mask on your face a while longer.—
Ellen Harrold,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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For Taria and her friend, mid-80s in March was a nice little gift.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Unhumans uses the term communists interchangeably with progressives and Cultural Marxists (the modern right’s term for anyone who believes in left-of-center ideas about race, gender, and sexuality).—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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The politically insurgent son of one of America’s wealthiest families, a staunch communist and sworn enemy of the plutocratic environment he was born and raised in, creates a revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts so as to fight against capitalism from within.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Our hearts are with his family, former players, colleagues, and all who had the privilege of knowing him.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the bone and identified it as belonging to a python based on its structural features.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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At his funeral, his buddies Lance (LaBelle) and Clay (Noah Parker) play a clip-reel of Darby’s greatest hits, which seem mostly to involve finding elaborate new ways to hit himself in the nuts.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Drinky Crow is an adorable little bird who is also suicidally depressed and a raging alcoholic, living with his drunk Irish monkey buddy Uncle Gabby in a 19th-century nautical pastiche.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won election after pledging to make the city more affordable for middle-class residents, ran on universal child care.—
Moriah Balingit,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won election after pledging to make the city more affordable for middle-class residents, ran on universal child care.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Part of the relief money was funneled by an accomplice to buy a $1 million house in North Tustin for Rhiannon Do.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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In another, an American accomplice obtained an ID that enabled access to government facilities, networks and systems.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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With her friend Merrill, a fellow-enthusiast of everything modern and profound, Sontag has formed the idea of cold-calling the Nobelist and requesting an interview.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Theo is an audio-journalism veteran, having started her career at NPR as a fellow and rising to supervising producer of All Things Considered.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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