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as in halves
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 associates
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 assistants
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 partners
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 friends
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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as in sleeps
to engage in sexual intercourse
cats conceive almost every time they mate
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Recent Examples of mates
Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Or, joking around with cruise staff, fans as well as his fellow industry mates.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
While filming the new Ryan Murphy legal drama All's Fair, the actress, 78, and her cast mates held a screening of the movie at star Kim Kardashian's mom Kris Jenner’s home.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
As promised, the memoir focuses on the years 1977 to 1980, when Robertson became close pals and housemates with director Martin Scorsese, more entrenched in the Hollywood community and less with his former mates in the Band.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
The 49ers’ coaches won’t like that Bethune and his mates couldn’t put away Dart and a weaponless Giants offense late in the game.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
After lunch, Tracy and I walked back to the hotel to meet Paola Ramos, our Peruvian guide, and our new tour mates in the lobby.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Bugling for mates at dawn and dusk.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Or, joking around with cruise staff, fans as well as his fellow industry mates.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
While filming the new Ryan Murphy legal drama All's Fair, the actress, 78, and her cast mates held a screening of the movie at star Kim Kardashian's mom Kris Jenner’s home.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
As promised, the memoir focuses on the years 1977 to 1980, when Robertson became close pals and housemates with director Martin Scorsese, more entrenched in the Hollywood community and less with his former mates in the Band.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
The 49ers’ coaches won’t like that Bethune and his mates couldn’t put away Dart and a weaponless Giants offense late in the game.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
After lunch, Tracy and I walked back to the hotel to meet Paola Ramos, our Peruvian guide, and our new tour mates in the lobby.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mates
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Over the last five games, the Bengals have allowed 117 points in the second halves of games.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Each game is divided into quarters or halves, depending on the level of play.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Reformation’s retail outposts then become places for customers to socialize, try on clothes, interact with associates, serving as brand conversion hubs.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to the press release, the park employed about 70 full-time associates.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nursing assistants, some paid just $11 an hour, were offered a few extra dollars an hour to work upstairs, potentially putting their lives and their families at risk.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The proposal may also open the door for similar laws in other high-risk areas, such as mental health bots and educational assistants.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jaquez, who grew up in the Los Angeles area and went to college at UCLA, was able to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 7 World Series-clinching road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night with family and friends around other Dodgers fans.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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There’s plenty of room for your entire crew, as the condo comfortably sleeps 10 guests.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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The cottage sleeps six and has two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Google Gemini and ChatGPT are both found in the classroom and in the workplace, and don’t, for the most part, purport to be companions.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Last summer, following Mamdani’s stunning primary victory, many friends and colleagues were anxious that this Democratic candidate was too liberal, too anti-business, too inexperienced for the global stage, and simply too young.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The plan is certain to divide the Democratic caucus — and possibly also their Republican colleagues — as senators try to assemble a bipartisan deal to reopen the government, ending 35 days of a debilitating shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Mates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mates. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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