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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?
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2
as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
that lout and his mates are known troublemakers in the neighborhood
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as in assistant
chiefly British
a person who helps a more skilled person
a plumber and his mate showed up to fix the sink in our London hotel room
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as in partner
the person to whom another is married
they vowed to each other that they would remain mates for life
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as in friend
chiefly British
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
spent the weekend in London with some of his mates from Oxford
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Recent Examples of mate
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Parakeets typically live in flocks, which provides protection from predators and increases the chances of finding suitable mates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2025
There is speculation that this was the result of two males ramming each other in an effort to mate or to defend their territory.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In a forest of southern Thailand, a rare creature walked into a sunlit clearing and approached a potential mate.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Parakeets typically live in flocks, which provides protection from predators and increases the chances of finding suitable mates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Verb
Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG The car carries the base model’s 577 hp, 4.0-liter biturbo V-8, which is mated to AMG’s nine-speed automatic transmission.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2025
There is speculation that this was the result of two males ramming each other in an effort to mate or to defend their territory.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mate
Noun
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Even reducing that tariff rate by half still might not be enough to change trade levels significantly.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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As for student loans: Roughly half of students at public universities completed their degrees without debt in the 2022-23 academic year, compared with about two-fifths of students a decade earlier, the College Board found.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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As part of this collaboration, PepsiCo invested $550 million in Celsius, acquiring an 8.5% ownership stake and becoming its preferred global distribution associate.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The prosecution first brought forward former InterContinental Hotel assistant security director Israel Florez, now an LAPD officer.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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To answer them, our own Adam Tyner teamed up with Matt Giani, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and his graduate assistant, Franchesca Lyra.—
Michael J. Petrilli,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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So, the welfare group amputated her legs and rehabilitated her before sending her halfway across the world in March 2023 to a partner animal welfare organization called Twenty Paws in New York City.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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But Monday’s event aims to underscore the commitment of the two partners to working together during an increasingly fraught geopolitical era.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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When playing with friends or business associates, which is mostly the way the president plays the game, all sorts of favor-trading can prevail.—
Matthew Purdy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Another picture showed the couple's son gazing down at his sleeping baby sister, and the next snap showed Louie looking away and making a funny face.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The quiet child keeps mostly to himself, eating lunch in the locker room and occasionally sleeping there too.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The match would remain competitive in the fourth as Brandt’s fifth goal cut the lead to 15-12 with 3:13 left.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The video also portrayed Patrick Mahomes’ father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., in a boxing match against former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker with the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback — played by a frog — jumping in to stop the fight.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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With our help, the company implemented a formal buddy program.—
Matthew Reeves,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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As the weeks go by and changes don’t appear to be happening, Fielder and his actors add some domestic tension to the mix, too, with fake-Bogdan screaming to fake-Monique about microprocessors and ditching her to see The Hangover Part II with his buddies.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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“Mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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