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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime
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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field
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Recent Examples of fellow
The Twins ultimately traded Cruz and fellow reliever Evan Sisk to the Royals in the 2023 offseason.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
Benjamin Radd is a professor at UCLA, an expert on Iran and a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Nicole is the inaugural directing fellow for the Adelante Lab, a television fellowship created by the Latinx House, Netflix and Shondaland.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2025
The Ludovico Technique The film opens in medias res, following Alex DeLarge and his fellow droogs on a night out on the town from their milk shop to an underpass painted in haunting blue light.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
Benjamin Radd is a professor at UCLA, an expert on Iran and a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Nicole is the inaugural directing fellow for the Adelante Lab, a television fellowship created by the Latinx House, Netflix and Shondaland.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2025
The Ludovico Technique The film opens in medias res, following Alex DeLarge and his fellow droogs on a night out on the town from their milk shop to an underpass painted in haunting blue light.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow
Noun
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Jon Abrahams played Cindy’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Bobby Prinze, in the original Scary Movie.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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When Luanne’s apathetic boyfriend, Buckley (David Herman), dies in a Mega Lo Mart explosion, Luanne struggles to move on.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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James 'Cicero' Kalinowski (Oliver Platt) is transactional Uncle Jimmy Family relations: Longtime family friend and business associate.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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According to a 1996 Los Angeles Times piece, an 18th Street operative pitched his plan for taking over Orange County in a back alley in Cudahy, with two dozen associates in tow.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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Gorals live in groups of up to 12 individuals, but older males may be solitary, according to experts.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Among those who died, were a 19-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the head, a 23-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and a 24-year-old male who sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the back, CBS News reported.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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The Cubs entered the final road trip of the first half Tuesday in Minnesota with 492 runs in 90 games, second in the majors to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 501 runs.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Over half of the fan base expects a double-digit win season.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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The song includes a dig at ex-husband Offset and name-drops her new beau New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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And on Sunday, Garner got some love from longtime beau Miller, who planted a kiss on the 13 Going on 30 actress following her final mile.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
4 July 2025
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Together with his colleague Richard Wetherald at the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) in Princeton, N.J., Manabe used a simple climate model to show that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 would lead to more efficient trapping of heat in the troposphere.—
Ben Santer,
Scientific American,
4 July 2025
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There’s going to be a steady rotation of guys getting snaps along the line.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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And are people still talking about this guy, this creep?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
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One 2023 paper in Pacific Conservation Biology reported that nearly 75% of companion animals studied—from horses to dogs to smaller mammals—showed fear responses to fireworks.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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