as in associates
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 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.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mates
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Ranadive and his associates denied those claims.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Monagle and his associates represented 100 of the 400 claimaints in that case.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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By analyzing the sizes, temperatures and compositions of these nearby solar twins, Taniguchi, Takuji Tsujimoto at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and their colleagues were able to estimate the stars' ages.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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That letter was signed by several of Valladares’ colleagues, including Senate Republican Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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His father bought him the plane ticket after Jeffrey found himself in a bit of a boredom rut with friends and getting into the wrong kind of trouble.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Messi’s presence drew Julio Gonzalez of Lansdowne and two friends to the game.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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And that’s given him longer than most of his peers to think about what makes someone an effective CEO.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saenz is the vice chair of the State Board of Education’s Student Advisory Panel, a committee of high school students that get to advocate for their peers and influence board decisions.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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This little balcony was always a place where his family members could get away from it all — Jackie liked to go up there to sunbathe, and John sometimes went up there with buddies to smoke weed.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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That puts a wrench in the works, as well as ties us even more tightly together, as two ex-SEAL Team buddies.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Running mates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mates. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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