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Recent Examples of roommates
Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommates
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One of the milestones marked indelibly in my mind is the first birthday party my toddler son attended at the home of one of his three-year-old preschool classmates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Still, Dart has undoubtedly shown plenty of early promise — as have most of his classmates from the Giants’ 2025 draft.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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This is not unusual, because Mahomes teammates have done that in the past (notably Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce and many others).—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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He then was engulfed by his teammates and shared a long embrace with Messi.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Elise Christopher oversaw the high school longitudinal studies at the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the Institute of Education Sciences, until she was laid off in March along with dozens of her colleagues.—
Carmela Guaglianone,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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As our colleagues at Bleacher Report wrote, ticket prices for the Los Angeles Lakers surged as speculation grew that James might actually be announcing the end of his playing career.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Happening upon two coworkers in this modern revisit, the actor shares a new memo — HP has fixed printer frustrations once and for all with the launch of the HP All-In Plan, an all-inclusive service that simplifies printing from top to bottom.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jon’s coworkers were impressed as well.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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What will make the difference, as usual, is sales associates’ ability to convert that traffic.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kroger operates 76 stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, employing 14,500 associates.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Programmers have to bring streaming apps into the mix to bring value to cable distribution partners.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Roommates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommates. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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