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Recent Examples of flatmate
American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the murder of Ms Knox's former British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This viral moment suggests that, for many, the right flatmate might just be the perfect stand-in family member.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In January of this year, Italy’s highest-ranking court affirmed a slander finding against Knox for accusing an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, of murdering her flatmate.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This viral moment suggests that, for many, the right flatmate might just be the perfect stand-in family member.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In January of this year, Italy’s highest-ranking court affirmed a slander finding against Knox for accusing an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, of murdering her flatmate.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatmate
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Fitzgerald himself was scandalized when, during a campus visit a decade after his time at the university, a member of the football team told him that his roommate knew of unreported Honor Code violations.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Speaking of tribalism, a very funny trivia fact about you is that your freshman year roommate in college was Ted Cruz.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
26 Aug. 2025
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The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Flatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatmate. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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