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Recent Examples of roommate
But when the three mathematicians reunited in 2025, Schwartz learned that Lelièvre’s roommate, Vincent Tugayé,had found an example that worked with nine vertices.
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Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
If a parent or roommate brings up an old issue, thank them for caring, then suggest a small step that improves daily life.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Things that need to change at home could seem excruciatingly clear to you, yet a roommate may resist any change whatsoever.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1982, Demond signed on to star as sloppy roommate Oscar Madison in the TV series The New Odd Couple.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
If a parent or roommate brings up an old issue, thank them for caring, then suggest a small step that improves daily life.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Things that need to change at home could seem excruciatingly clear to you, yet a roommate may resist any change whatsoever.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1982, Demond signed on to star as sloppy roommate Oscar Madison in the TV series The New Odd Couple.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
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But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kohberger in July pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the grisly killings of 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The cast includes Black Ops star Hammed Animashaun, Emma Sidi, who played Rose Matafeo’s flatmate in Starstruck, and Al Nash, a viral comic who satirizes social media tropes.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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This dilemma was inspired during lockdown, when my flatmate was listening to the audiobook of Bleak House.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Not long after, the boy who had participated in teasing his classmates spoke up and asked for accountability, Shenker said.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Eboni Silas’ family, friends and former classmates on Monday gathered outside the Kansas City nightclub where she was killed over the weekend.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
26 Aug. 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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Her teammate, Payton Montgomery, had a team-high 12 points, two offensive rebounds, a pair of steals and a block off the bench.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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With her teammates lined up on the other side of the box, Damron used her left foot to sneak the ball inside the upper right portion of the net to score.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Earlier that same month, the former Playboy playmate tried out a splash of color, adding pink streaks to her platinum hair.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Heathcliff drives a wedge between the two girls, with Cathy infatuated with her new playmate.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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The exception is a video that lawmakers say shows a second strike on a boat on Sept. 2, which killed two survivors after their shipmates were killed.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2026
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Two boys discover another schoolmate detained Over the next several weeks, as Elizabeth languished in detention, at least six other children from her school district made the same cross-country journey from Minnesota to the Dilley detention center, Stuenkel said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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