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as in housemate
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Recent Examples of roommate
While trying to solve the mystery of the stalker, Reese becomes suspicious of Eros' friend and roommate, Peyton (Mirela Balić).
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 May 2025
All parties involved, including roommates, agreed to the temporary switch.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Amalia Francisco, a 32-year-old immigrant from southern Mexico, shares a three-bedroom house in Salinas with her three brothers and other roommates.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Their roommates at Ball Arena are one year less removed from a championship, but also just went through serious upheaval before the end of the regular season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 May 2025
All parties involved, including roommates, agreed to the temporary switch.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Amalia Francisco, a 32-year-old immigrant from southern Mexico, shares a three-bedroom house in Salinas with her three brothers and other roommates.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Their roommates at Ball Arena are one year less removed from a championship, but also just went through serious upheaval before the end of the regular season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
Noun
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In recent weeks, prosecutors and the defense have argued over what should be admissible at the trial, including 911 calls and text messages shared by two housemates who were home at the time of the killings but were physically unharmed.—
Shane Bishop,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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Much of the driving force behind their social media interaction stems from their reality TV shows like La Casa de los Famosos, an adaptation of the Celebrity Big Brother format, that invites audience participation, voting for their favorite housemates each week.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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In January of this year, Italy’s highest-ranking court affirmed a slander finding against Knox for accusing an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, of murdering her flatmate.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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His classmates held a vigil for him on Tuesday night.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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MacFarlane also voices Ted in that show, while Richman played John’s high school classmate Polly in multiple episodes.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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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
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Messi, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the final days of the Biden administration, may also be looking for an honor in his native Argentina: His Inter Miami teammate Luis Suárez recently claimed that Messi was hoping to play in the World Cup next year.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The longtime teammates are committed to making another championship run together, and now with Jimmy Butler by their side, knowing there might not be too many opportunities left.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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LeBron James and new playmate Luca Dončić have given the Los Angeles Lake Show life.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn't go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.—
Jenna Autuori-Dedic,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2025
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One of the Indonesian shipmates recalled a time when a North Korean colleague was finally allowed to go home.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thorne was the co-creator of Adolescence, the four-part Netflix hit fictional drama about a family broken when their teenage son is charged with the stabbing of a schoolmate.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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Image Over the years, as Mr. Combs tended his back story, old friends and schoolmates noticed that Mount Vernon had been downgraded, with Mr. Combs emphasizing his Harlem roots above all else.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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