Thesaurus results for RUNNING MATE

running mate

noun

Definition of running mate

as in associate

a person frequently seen in the company of another inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school

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Recent Examples of running mate Sara Duterte and President Marcos were running mates in a whirlwind alliance in the 2022 election but have since had a bitter falling out. — Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 CeeLo Green just released the first Gnarls Barkley album in 18 years last week alongside his running mate producer Danger Mouse, Atlanta, which will serve as the final installment from the duo. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026 Traynere is running in the Democratic primary March 17 with running mate Barbara Ann Parker. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 Jaylen Brown has elevated his offense to — in the opinion of LeBron James, at least — an MVP level this season with running mate Jayson Tatum rehabbing from a torn Achilles tendon. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for running mate

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Noun

Or Syria, where the government is now led by al-Qaeda associates.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Due to changing storm patterns, the kelp forests are also battered by more damaging winter swells, according to Scripps associate researcher Ed Parnell.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of associate

Noun

The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to prevent data centers from raising electricity prices, enjoyed sweeping support in the House from all but three Democrats while all but four of their colleagues in the Senate opposed it.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Back in 2009, this was a task that quite literally took a village of 30 people — including me — working together to interpret the whole genome sequence of a colleague, friend, and fellow scientist named Stephen Quake.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Diana can be heard in revealing form in the tapes, which were conversations recorded with her friend James Colthurst in 1991.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of friend

Noun

In the sequel series, John and his thunder-buddy Ted are neighbors, both with families of their own and dead-end jobs.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
One of his buddies needed insulin and waited up to four hours each day in the medical area to receive his necessary shots.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of buddy

Noun

The older cardinal looked down toward a group of their peers at the front of the room.

— Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
For all the rock in their sound, Dexter and the Moonrocks still live in Texas, playing shows in the Texas country market, and earning the respect of their peers in that scene along the way.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

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