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Recent Examples of housemate
Bailey suggests examining the journals of Blanche Glover, LaMotte’s housemate who is thought to have also been her lover.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
This willful overreach is more or less business as usual for Albarn and his old housemate Hewlett, who, by conceiving this cartoon combo of multiracial punks in 1998, advanced a vision of pop hybridity that anticipated our age of cultural superabundance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Levy allegedly claimed that a housemate may have jumped on her.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
This willful overreach is more or less business as usual for Albarn and his old housemate Hewlett, who, by conceiving this cartoon combo of multiracial punks in 1998, advanced a vision of pop hybridity that anticipated our age of cultural superabundance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Levy allegedly claimed that a housemate may have jumped on her.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housemate
Noun
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His parents met in Seattle, where Michael had driven out with a roommate and teammate who was going to try out for the Seahawks.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hisham Abugharbieh, Limon’s roommate and a former USF student, was charged last week with first-degree murder.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Growing up in Hollywood, most people Mansoori knew worked in the film industry, including his high school classmate actress Blake Lively.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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Former classmates from Brooklyn’s Erasmus High, Diamond and Barbra Streisand joined forces for this chart-topping duet after each had already recorded the tune on their own.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Rory is delighted when his older sister weaves a playmate for him out of flowers and words, naming her Daye.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Earlier that same month, the former Playboy playmate tried out a splash of color, adding pink streaks to her platinum hair.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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That’s a rarity for Edwards, who has become the voice of the Mighty Macs, consistently leading the team and pushing her teammates to keep getting better.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Anunoby’s teammates were in no rush to speculate on his status after Wednesday’s win.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Diana’s prep schoolmate Delissa Needham will appear in the series, speaking on camera for the first time, plus hairdresser Sam McKnight, astrologer Penny Thornton and confidante Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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He and his old Shelton schoolmate Brian Reilly (who is credited as producer, assistant editor and unit production manager on this film) started their KT Pictures company around eight years ago.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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Friends Remember Ernie Dosio as a Charitable Man Friends and colleagues have emphasized Dosio’s generosity and character, describing him as someone who gave back quietly and consistently.—
Ryan Brennan
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Clooney’s other famous friends and colleagues, including Matt Damon and Richard Kind, sent video messages to celebrate the actor’s career longevity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Kire Pavlovski told the 13 jurors the victim and defendant were hanging out with coworkers in the parking lot of Camaco after getting off the midnight shift.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Celebs and healthcare workers aside, my coworker’s mom has also worn her Danskos through years of 10-hour days on her feet and still swears by them.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemate. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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