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Recent Examples of roommate
In what turn out to be Sallie Carol’s final weeks, Simpson stays in Chicago to celebrate Thanksgiving with her boyfriend and her roommate—partly for lack of cash, partly for lack of emotional capacity.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Comedian Rebel Wilson got her breakout role as Annie’s other roommate, Brynn.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Loneliness is common in roommate syndrome.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Actress Grace Van Patten portrayed Knox as the show explored her wrongful conviction for the death of her roommate in Italy.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Comedian Rebel Wilson got her breakout role as Annie’s other roommate, Brynn.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Loneliness is common in roommate syndrome.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Actress Grace Van Patten portrayed Knox as the show explored her wrongful conviction for the death of her roommate in Italy.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
Noun
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In the reel, a border collie seems to have taken on an unusual new habit from its feline housemate.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the weeks before she was murdered, Goncalves recounted a series of unnerving events to Mortensen and a second surviving housemate, according to a police report released last month.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the murder of Ms Knox's former British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This viral moment suggests that, for many, the right flatmate might just be the perfect stand-in family member.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Sitting outside the stadium, eating lunch with her classmates, J’Averi Yates, a student at Hogan Prep Elementary, had her teeth cleaned and said the best part was getting to see the football stadium.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Holding a Camera, Holding Dignity This truth came back to me recently in a conversation with my friend Daniel Levin, an Associate Professor of Photography at Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College and my former classmate at RIT.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Former Chiefs safety Justin Reid was watching his former teammates and offered an encouraging word.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Having his slick-fielding pal Ha-Seong Kim as a teammate again seemed to bring out the best in Jurickson Profar in their first game together with the Atlanta Braves.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Limit use to short sessions: Treat the toy like TV, fun in moderation, not a substitute for playmates.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The future members of Creedence Clearwater Revival began playing together in 1959, when the Fogerty brothers were joined by schoolmates Stu Cook and Doug Clifford while growing up in El Cerrito, Calif.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their son Marcus befriends a schoolmate, Quinn Rivers, who happens to be the daughter of the fire-and-brimstone leader of the religious group.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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