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as in boyfriends
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 associates
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 guys
an adult male human being
what does a fellow have to do to get waited on around here? your son is a bright young fellow
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as in halves
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 colleagues
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 fellows
Abbotoy and Fischer have both been fellows at the influential Claremont Institute, the unwaveringly conservative think tank whose other fellows have included Ben Shapiro, Laura Ingraham, Charlie Kirk, and Jack Posobiec.
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The organization has a partnership with the nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute, which sponsors a multi-year class of 20 fellows who work closely with professional journalists in the newsroom.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Center for Renewing America fellows had written two more chapters in the report.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Center for Renewing America fellows had written two more chapters in the report.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Additional details on this year’s fellows can be found below in their bios from Starz.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
While Farmiga is a great performer, the show is at its weakest during her scenes, which don't have the same depth of meaning and magnetism that Heizer and his fellows bring during the military drills.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Silverman joined the faculty of the American Film Institute in 1981, working as a guide for the first-year fellows in their classes and on film production sets throughout Los Angeles.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The organization has a partnership with the nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute, which sponsors a multi-year class of 20 fellows who work closely with professional journalists in the newsroom.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Center for Renewing America fellows had written two more chapters in the report.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Center for Renewing America fellows had written two more chapters in the report.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Additional details on this year’s fellows can be found below in their bios from Starz.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
While Farmiga is a great performer, the show is at its weakest during her scenes, which don't have the same depth of meaning and magnetism that Heizer and his fellows bring during the military drills.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Silverman joined the faculty of the American Film Institute in 1981, working as a guide for the first-year fellows in their classes and on film production sets throughout Los Angeles.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellows
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Ai provide companions that essentially act like virtual boyfriends or girlfriends.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Her Godfather costar, Al Pacino, was one of her boyfriends in real life.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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Palantir Founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel and several associates, the data analytics firm provides services for several government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service and the Army.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The crime family members and associates allegedly received a portion of the winnings in exchange for their participation, the indictment said.—
Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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The house on Green Street belonged to the guys in a punk-metal crossover band called Meltdown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while guys like Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Hunter Dobbins were garnering headlines, one of Boston’s best young arms toiled largely out of public view.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Human consciousness, however, can be severed between the two halves, LaSota claims.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fans compromised by doing it until BOTH teams score their first points … in BOTH halves, a practice that endures today.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Konner likes to keep her colleagues close and have multiple balls in the air.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Since the start of the budget season, one Milwaukee Common Council member has been calling on his colleagues to consider defunding downtown's streetcar, also known as the Hop.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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And much like their singing mama, both boys seem to enjoy getting silly, with Spears sharing goofy shots of the trio during a break from her 2018 tour, as well as a sweet snap of quality time with Preston in Miami.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The dramatization of one of the darkest chapters in American crime history has drawn plaudits for sidestepping easy sensationalism about the Chicago contractor and amateur clown who murdered 33 boys in the 1970s, burying them in a crawl space beneath his house.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Jack and his friends left $20,000 in tips, which comes out to a decent $1,818 each, though 1 million wouldn’t be enough.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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The second instance found Clark waiting for friends at Bemelmans Bar, dolled up for a party in an Alexander McQueen dress.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Jon Pike, a philosophy professor at The Open University in England, argued that an open category should be created for transgender athletes to avoid any potential unfairness from biological males competing against girls and women.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to the last national census in India, carried out in 2011, Shahjahanpur had about 872 females for every 1000 males, a wider gap than a national average already imbalanced.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Fellows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellows. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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