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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
For the list of Vital Stories fellows and more information on their projects, read on.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
With military fellows assigned to Murkowski’s office and her state director, an Air Force reservist, visiting Sitka with her, they were determined to ensure Minard received recognition.
—Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The latest round of fellows in that Crown program included execs with MSNBC, Peloton, Liquid Death, Bath & Body Works, Airtable and Amazon Pharmacy on their résumés.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
With military fellows assigned to Murkowski’s office and her state director, an Air Force reservist, visiting Sitka with her, they were determined to ensure Minard received recognition.
—Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The latest round of fellows in that Crown program included execs with MSNBC, Peloton, Liquid Death, Bath & Body Works, Airtable and Amazon Pharmacy on their résumés.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellows
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On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Castro, the woman took the boyfriends phone and ran back into the home with it before police later returned it.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Reformation’s retail outposts then become places for customers to socialize, try on clothes, interact with associates, serving as brand conversion hubs.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to the press release, the park employed about 70 full-time associates.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Over the last five games, the Bengals have allowed 117 points in the second halves of games.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Each game is divided into quarters or halves, depending on the level of play.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last summer, following Mamdani’s stunning primary victory, many friends and colleagues were anxious that this Democratic candidate was too liberal, too anti-business, too inexperienced for the global stage, and simply too young.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The plan is certain to divide the Democratic caucus — and possibly also their Republican colleagues — as senators try to assemble a bipartisan deal to reopen the government, ending 35 days of a debilitating shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jaquez, who grew up in the Los Angeles area and went to college at UCLA, was able to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 7 World Series-clinching road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night with family and friends around other Dodgers fans.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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After the crash, multiple eyewitnesses said that family members of the four minor males in the other car, all of whom were 15, arrived on the scene and attempted to get the boys to leave, according to the warrant.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Four black mice — two females and two males — are set to fly to Tiangong along with the astronauts and will be used in experiments focusing on reproduction in low Earth orbit.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have long known that dogs make wonderful companions, offering emotional support and even measurable health benefits to their human owners.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Users pay a monthly subscription fee starting at about $8 to chat with custom AI companions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Fellows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellows. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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