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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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
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In that case, a lawyer had prepared an outline of the brief for the associates assigned to write it.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Louise Phillips Forbes, an associate broker at Brown Harris Stevens, remembered trying to sell a townhouse like this, at 70 Perry in the West Village, in 2023.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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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
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Planning a craft night with friends is a fun way to destress and try something new (not to mention a way to shake up routine happy hours or game nights!).—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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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
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Buang feared his family would pay a terrible price if captured by the communists.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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The buddy comedy finds Hopps, the police department’s first rabbit cop, working full-time with Wilde, the sly fox and former grifter.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Photograph: Sabrina Kelly; Getty Images Around the time Smith started working on One Shot, Hay began to suspect that his buddy’s finances were not all in order.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
20 May 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The only lights were from a few fellow early risers with their headlamps bobbing around in the dark.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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In previous downturns, every additional dollar spent on SNAP generates about $1.54 in returns to the economy, according to Elaine Waxman, senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s tax and income support division.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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