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fraternizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of fraternize
1
as in travels
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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2
as in mixes
to take part in social activities a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternizes
  1. travels
  2. mixes
  3. associates
  4. mingles
  5. runs
  6. bonds
  7. connects
  8. hooks up
Verb
  • With Northern Trust serving clients from locations in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, O’Grady travels the globe all the time.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Her cause of death was determined to be a pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis (DVT), in which a blood clot travels to the lungs and blocks an artery, the BBC reported.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • But some critics found the book as preposterous as the Betty Crocker cake mixes the Prices tote with them across the Atlantic.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Los Angeles museum mixes the work of populist painters, commercial illustrators and comic artists with the kind of fine artists more associated with major museums.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of mixes
Verb
  • The Shiji associates Sun Tzu with Wu’s campaigns against its powerful rival Chu, including the campaign that culminated in the capture of the Chu capital, Ying, in 506 bce.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of associates
Verb
  • Here, the spice mingles with cardamom and ginger before giving way to earthy patchouli, papyrus, and creamy orris butter.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
  • After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of mingles
Verb
  • One of the novel’s sharpest scenes comes when Ellen calls and Ruby, hearing urgency in her voice, runs automatically through the house to find better signal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Southeast Asia's wet season generally runs from June to October, when rains usually replenish reservoirs, cool overheated cities and supply water for irrigation ahead of the next planting season.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nigel Starck, too, argues that obituaries provide a glue that bonds society not in grief but in an aspirational reevaluation of our own lives.
    — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonds
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  • Venus in your private 12th house connects awkwardly with Uranus in your partnership zone, creating tension between closeness and the desire to disappear for a while.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • While that connects the Colombians to the South Florida group, there was no evidence presented during the first trial that Badio attended meetings in South Florida.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • Cade Depriest hooks up with a Gunn again for 34 yards and Winter Park is on the move back inside the red zone.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hooks up
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“Fraternizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternizes. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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