flatmate

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of flatmate But when Allie decides to give her ex-fiance a second chance and jilts her new flatmate, Hedra’s demure demeanor begins to shift and increasingly sour. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025 Nor is there any depth whatsoever to a host of support characters played by attractive actors who don’t get to do a lot of acting here, perhaps excepting an alternately lively and too-strenuous Ayden Cross as Shaw’s flatmate Ella. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 The show, which launched in 2022 after a run at the famous Scottish arts festival, stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as unlikely flatmates, who are thrown together in their first year at Brent University. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025 On the night Clint died, Kat's friend and Josh's flatmate Aqua (Mary Malone) had seen Clint and Parker embracing on the street, prompting a panicked Clint to call Stagger to get Aqua's address and then follow her home. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatmate
Noun
  • Wednesday frees Fester, and neither of them think to close the cell door behind them, so the zombie roomie also breaks free, creating the distraction Thornhill needs to run away from security herself.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Once the fandom dies down, Wednesday reunites with Enid (Emma Myers), who is looking excitedly to a new year full of fun with her roomie.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The roommate briefly made contact with Rhodes over the phone while sheriffs were at her residence.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In southeast Los Angeles County, V.M., a 59-year-old naturalized citizen, relies on her roommate to pick up her groceries and prescriptions.
    Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Flatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatmate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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