1
as in associates
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 friends
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 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
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.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Sukhmati described how her comrades would raid police stations to steal weapons.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 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
While former Imperial warlords drift about, trying to amass power, the New Republic sends out the Mandalorian to haul them back to headquarters to snitch on their comrades.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
In the absence of archive footage of Che, Benigno, Pombo, and Urbano and comrades in the jungles of Bolivia in the 1960s, the director turned to animation to illustrate the story.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Chapter veterans from five branches of services will honor several hundred comrades from Southern California who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
ABC News, 3 June 2026
The comrades put up their Platner signs.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Sukhmati described how her comrades would raid police stations to steal weapons.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 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
While former Imperial warlords drift about, trying to amass power, the New Republic sends out the Mandalorian to haul them back to headquarters to snitch on their comrades.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
In the absence of archive footage of Che, Benigno, Pombo, and Urbano and comrades in the jungles of Bolivia in the 1960s, the director turned to animation to illustrate the story.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Chapter veterans from five branches of services will honor several hundred comrades from Southern California who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrades
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In the film's final moments, Hugo and his associates wheel a living, breathing alien into the news station.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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These cameras are used for the purpose of detecting and preventing theft and protecting the safety of our customers and associates.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Hearts of friends and family remain broken as questions remain as to why the shooting happened.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Lainey Wilson is soaking up the sun and enjoying the lake with her friends.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Kemp hasn’t been as forceful on the issue as some GOP colleagues would have liked.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Friends and colleagues still regularly drop off fresh finds.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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The first dogs served as early-warning systems, protectors, and hunting buddies.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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The two started off as bosom buddies, but Nathan didn’t take kindly to Joe’s womanizing ways.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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Lewis George's campaign has been compared to last year's elections of other democratic socialists, such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, by supporters and critics alike.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Messaging on the right frames democratic socialists as dangerously radical.—
Will Lennon,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education, a New York City company that helps advise high school students and their families on the college admissions process, said that creativity — along with creative problem-solving — helps set graduates apart from their peers.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Companies with negative net income tend to lag by more than 10% over the first 18 months after their listing compared with profitable peers, according to a Trivariate Research report last year.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Investigators are looking into whether there are more burial sites and any accomplices.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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He’s unexpectedly visited by Little John (Bill Skarsgård), once one of his underage criminal accomplices, and asked to help defend the younger man’s family and homestead from vengeful past foes.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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“Comrades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrades. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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