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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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Jennifer Lawrence recalls getting 'crazy' questions early in her career about her boyfriends and her weight.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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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
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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
Noun
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Arrange bourbon pecan halves on top.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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Coaches between the two teams agreed that, instead of a customary five-minute break between the two halves of extra time, both teams would switch halves and resume play almost immediately.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Beginning in 2012, my colleagues and I helped thousands of interdisciplinary teams at IBM become more entrepreneurial, more agile, and more customer-focused.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Some of their most politically vulnerable members are returning to Washington desperate to keep colleagues in both chambers from losing interest in immediate results.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Family members, friends, and contemporaries in the industry have been posting tributes following the news.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
10 Nov. 2025
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The idea has come up in internal BBC News meetings and been ventilated on BBC airwaves by friends of the corporation like David Yelland, once a key figure in the Murdoch empire and now a communications specialist with his own BBC podcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zootopia 2 is strong across the board, with males under 25 leading in first choice and females under 25 leading in unaided, but males under 25 and women over 25 are strong as well.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, one other area where both Gaines and Navratilova align is on the issue of biological males in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Google Gemini and ChatGPT are both found in the classroom and in the workplace, and don’t, for the most part, purport to be companions.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Fellows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellows. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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