comrades

plural of comrade
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as in communists
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 comrades That may earn her the admiration of her college comrades, but at home, she’s seen as an idealistic naif — mocked, in particular, by her older brother Milan (Miodrag Dragicevic), who is staunchly right-wing in his sympathies. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 When the men return from Sheriffmuir with the bodies of their fallen comrades, Colum has to grapple with his role in their deaths. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Watching the Taliban regain power called into question the meaning of their sacrifice, and the government’s difficulty evacuating Afghan comrades who had fought with them felt like a betrayal. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Not a single council member — even her three fellow comrades in the Democratic Socialists of America — has endorsed Raman’s candidacy. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Ibrahim moves through the splintered dreams, among comrades who once shared a square, a sidewalk blanket, and a barricade. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 During the May 27 Roscosmos EVA that featured cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, Fedyaev controlled the station’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) with both his comrades attached. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026 That day, DiPasquale and nine of his comrades were called to Tower 2 just after it was struck. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026 Lee’s tragicomic blankness makes the haplessness of his comrades’ efforts to bring him in as an ostensible traitor all the funnier. — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrades
Noun
  • But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.
    — Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, a ProPublica investigation revealed that the FBI had scrutinized dealings between Collins, her associates, and a major donor who ran a defense-contracting firm.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • When their friends brought the dog back, there was a brief scuffle over the new gate that had been set up to keep him out of the bedroom.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Not everyone has all their friends around their house anymore.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The chats included messages about killing communists, racial and religious minorities and other groups, as well as discussions of drunk driving and drug use.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The 1980s saw the disappearance of these satellite lists and the emergence of alternatives to the communists.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Raman’s colleagues on the City Council have trashed her like bullies out of a boarding school novel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The fugitive tells his underwater buddies what the humans have been doing to their kind.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • They are being rounded up and sent for slaughter by the government that wants the land for its rich buddies and industry.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There are also several democratic socialists running for Congress this election cycle.
    — Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has also recently taken to labeling certain Democrats as socialists.
    — Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Now, both girls say there is less conflict among their peers, and their learning has noticeably improved.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That would give SpaceX a cost advantage over peers, which could drive value to its shares, according to Deutsche Bank.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Youngs and their accomplices are also accused of offering drugs to patients and cutting them off from communication with family members.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The tryst was consummated at a motel called the Red Bull Motor Inn, where Kushner’s accomplices had installed a video camera inside a digital alarm clock.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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