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as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background
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Traveling far to fraternize might have cost too much energy.
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Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
As rumors swirled throughout the season that Michelle was—or had at some point been—cheating on Jesse, one name dropped in conversation was that of an A-list director who Michelle had apparently been fraternizing with at none other than Chateau Marmont.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 June 2024
On the one hand, the studio was a rare haven for interracial collaboration, especially in the South where Blacks and whites rarely fraternized publicly in the late '50s.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
The 32-year-old fraternized with regulators, politicians, sports stars, and supermodels.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
As rumors swirled throughout the season that Michelle was—or had at some point been—cheating on Jesse, one name dropped in conversation was that of an A-list director who Michelle had apparently been fraternizing with at none other than Chateau Marmont.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 June 2024
On the one hand, the studio was a rare haven for interracial collaboration, especially in the South where Blacks and whites rarely fraternized publicly in the late '50s.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
The 32-year-old fraternized with regulators, politicians, sports stars, and supermodels.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Fraternize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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