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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
This year’s fellows are Josie Andrews, Tiffany Frances, Cris Gris, Christina YR Lim, Alejandra López and Tessa Slovis, all of whom are members of AWD and were chosen through an independent evaluation process.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 June 2026
Winter wants to be strong enough to perform by August 1 when friend and fellow drag entertainer Charity Kase comes to Kansas City.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Lopez spent the next three years along with her fellow progressive Santa Ana council members shoring up the city’s rent control policies and its immigrant defense fund.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
After subscribing to a streaming platform, audiences jump to social media to connect with fellow viewers and share reactions to the latest developments.
—Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 June 2026
Winter wants to be strong enough to perform by August 1 when friend and fellow drag entertainer Charity Kase comes to Kansas City.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Lopez spent the next three years along with her fellow progressive Santa Ana council members shoring up the city’s rent control policies and its immigrant defense fund.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
After subscribing to a streaming platform, audiences jump to social media to connect with fellow viewers and share reactions to the latest developments.
—Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow
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The screenplay grows more complex and rewarding as the central relationship weakens, effectively forcing Sonya to deal with her exhausting boyfriend (Levon Hawke) and pushing Coley to connect with her father who, for whatever reason, spends a lot of time hand-making turquoise jewelry.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Rannells played Elijah Krantz, Hannah's (Dunham) gay ex-boyfriend from college and eventual roommate, on all six seasons of Girls from 2012 to 2017.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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Tatevik Hunanyan serves as associate director, with Bull James serving as wrestling booker alongside associate wrestling booker, Brandon Scott.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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These associates regularly put in seventy-five-hour weeks on work that had been broken down into tasks requiring little skill and offering little legal education.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The tolerable upper limit (UL) for zinc is 40 mg daily for males and females 19 years and older.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
11 Dec. 2025
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The driver of the 2023 Cadillac XT6 was a 61-year-old male who stayed behind after the accident.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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On top of that, Knicks head coach Mike Brown was critical of the refs over the Spurs’ free-throw discrepancy of 24 to New York’s eight in the second half.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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That lead was cut in half when Callihan jumped on a first-pitch fastball from Ohtani and sent it 427 feet over the right-field seats for his first major-league home run.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The seven winners of these remaining ties will progress to the 36-team Champions League proper, while the seven losers drop into the Europa League equivalent.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The launch of an AI customer-service assistant reduced the workload by the equivalent of 700 full-time agents—from roughly 3,000 to 2,300—and the third-party providers redeployed those 700 workers to other clients, according to Klarna.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Camila Cabello has split from her billionaire beau, according to widespread media reports.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The duo became Instagram official in December, when Perry posted a collection of photos and videos from her time in Tokyo, which included quality time with her beau.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Yaroslavsky has been pitching her park proposal as a less risky alternative to one backed by a coalition of park organizations and several of her colleagues.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Meanwhile, with Anas forced into hiding, a colleague who worked with him on the documentary, Amad Hussein Swali, was murdered in a shooting, a crime for which nobody has been caught.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs and knee socks.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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