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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
Amjad Yousef had appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country’s civil war.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
The comrades put up their Platner signs.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
Not abandoning comrades, alive or dead, is a traditional tenet of successful military culture.
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Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
The heroism of Shaw, a white man, and his Black comrades lay not just in their martial valor but in their willingness to work together, at great risk, to test whether the ancient American ideal of unity amid diversity could survive their riven nation.
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Trygve Throntveit,
Time,
27 May 2026
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
The comrades put up their Platner signs.
—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
Not abandoning comrades, alive or dead, is a traditional tenet of successful military culture.
—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
The heroism of Shaw, a white man, and his Black comrades lay not just in their martial valor but in their willingness to work together, at great risk, to test whether the ancient American ideal of unity amid diversity could survive their riven nation.
—
Trygve Throntveit,
Time,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
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The announcement — made by Starmer in a statement outside 10 Downing Street — follows Labour’s poor performance in recent local elections, as well as months of intra-party turmoil over fiscal policy, welfare reforms and Starmer’s appointment of an associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
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In the Death of Robin Hood, a mythical figure named Robin lives in isolation until his young associate brings trouble his way that nearly kills him.
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Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
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In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
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These are not social democrats, these are hardcore godless communists.
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He’s gone as far as to call them communists.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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The 36-year-old, now a father himself, said he was reintroduced to the game by a younger colleague earlier this year and fell in love with it again.
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The film’s depictions of Jeff Bezos buddy Altman and Elon Musk are said to be less than flattering.
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Burrus chuckles at the quirky things his buddy would do at these parties.
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The fight in Colorado's primaries is the latest example of a trend cropping up elsewhere, with progressives and democratic socialists seeking to shake up or fundamentally change the Democratic Party, in a dynamic that could define the cycle.
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After victories in New York City, democratic socialists are taking their fight against the Democratic establishment to Colorado.
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In November 1998, after a five-month trial, Patrizia and her four accomplices were found guilty of premeditated murder.
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The attacker, Roman Lavrynovych, was found guilty Monday alongside his accomplice.
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Clifford Winston, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Economic Studies program, says the summer travel season is typically always one of higher demand, and that hasn’t changed, despite the elevated prices due to the fallout of the Iran war.
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Bjorn Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus and a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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