as in supporters
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
he was not a member of the political group or even a fellow traveler
a cause being promoted by Greenpeace and its fellow travelers in the environmental movement
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Recent Examples of fellow travelers
Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
And Geralt took a backseat to a bunch of annoying fellow travelers that kept yapping like nails on a chalkboard.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
But the kinship of fellow travelers seems apparent in the willingness of both director and subject to think outside a purely scientific frame.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
And that’s when the room shifts—from a table of professionals to a circle of fellow travelers.
—Tom Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Peek inside to discover notes and letters from fellow travelers, and add your own story for others to read.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
And Geralt took a backseat to a bunch of annoying fellow travelers that kept yapping like nails on a chalkboard.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
But the kinship of fellow travelers seems apparent in the willingness of both director and subject to think outside a purely scientific frame.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
And that’s when the room shifts—from a table of professionals to a circle of fellow travelers.
—Tom Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Peek inside to discover notes and letters from fellow travelers, and add your own story for others to read.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow travelers
Noun
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Trump’s aggressive second-term agenda has thrilled his supporters, but Democrats are hoping many voters see it as overreach.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Up in a second-deck corner of the GEODIS Park, in Section 233, a group of about 60 spirited Inter Miami La Familia supporters chanted and jumped up and down as Messi and his teammates took the field.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Trans performers and allies have decried the casting of cis men in trans roles, in particular.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of 30 years, she’s built an army of allies to take on her country’s shameful secret.—
Natalia Paradies,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Fellow travelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow%20travelers. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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