running mates

plural of running mate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of running mates The Timberwolves spent $225 million this summer to keep Julius Randle and Naz Reid as running mates for Anthony Edwards, and the Wolves return all but one key rotation player from a team that has made it to the Western Conference finals in each of the last two seasons. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mates
Noun
  • Burlington is hiring seasonal cashiers, sales and stocking associates at several San Diego stores.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Each character, from family members to firm associates, complicates Jax’s pursuit of justice while reflecting the contradictions of reality.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Manes admired Bukele’s reformist zeal, former colleagues said.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Li and his colleagues said these results can then be shared across command levels, giving the PLA improved situational awareness.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hamilton County Coroner's Office investigators are looking for relatives or friends of a West End woman who died recently.
    Enquirer staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Her son helps clip succulents and pick pumpkins and in the past his friends have gotten involved in helping assemble the gift bags.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While most global luxury brands have struggled in recent years with slowing sales, Bottega Veneta — which shares the same owner at Gucci, Saint Laurent and McQueen — has fared better than its peers, with sales up 1% in the first half of 2025.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, data showed those who switched to self-employment had previously earned more than peers who were paid employees, contrasting with notions that they were pushed into starting their own business.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He also was known for hosting cigar Fridays in his garden with his buddies and for doting on his Golden Retrievers.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Written by Sebastian Black, the script sees a drug dealer and his two slacker buddies hired to transport a troubled teen across the country.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Running mates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mates. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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