1
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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3
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
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Elephants mate in the grasslands and carry their young for nearly two years before birth.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The colony quickly descended into indiscriminate violence, stopped mating, and died out.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But when Joe gets pulled away by his old search-and-rescue squad mates, Slightly has to improvise and take advantage of the chaos in the lab caused by the eyeball, locking poor Arthur — one of the few adults on the island putting the Lost Boys’ safety above all else — inside to get his face hugged.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Elephants mate in the grasslands and carry their young for nearly two years before birth.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Although this is a normal behavior in octopuses, Facebook users expressed their thoughts on the zoo not allowing their octopuses to mate, meaning Ghost’s eggs will never hatch, the post said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The colony quickly descended into indiscriminate violence, stopped mating, and died out.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mate
Noun
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The Rebels will get the ball first in the second half.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The winger was Arsenal’s brightest spark in the first half, and had just left Dan Ndoye in his wake with one of many dribbles into the Forest penalty area.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of Mendoza’s associates was waiting for them.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 1951, Husseini’s associates murdered one of his foremost rivals, King Abdullah of Jordan.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gone are the days of having your assistant call around to try to get you on a flight.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bobenmoyer spent seven years as a dental assistant.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This report contains results from surveys and population estimation methods conducted by Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service and numerous state and provincial partners.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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My office and our partners will continue to hold fully accountable anyone seeking to compromise the national security of the United States.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump doesn’t have very many friends on the global stage that are from the left.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With dogs sleeping on average 12 to 14 hours a day, owners likely have stopped and admired their ability to snooze, especially as some canines twitch during a dream.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Children who sleep on their parents’ graves.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to policing the two demonstrations, the London force was stretched by high-profile soccer matches and concerts.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In his breakthrough role, Redford played the brusque and dangerous Sundance opposite Paul Newman's personable Butch in the box-office smash, the iconic buddy Western about two outlaws on the run after a series of train robberies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Roxie’s kitchen buddy Tony (Robin de Jesús) is just Roxie’s buddy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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