running mate

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Recent Examples of running mate Beckwith was not Braun's first choice of running mate but was chosen by the party at the state convention. Arika Herron, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024 Sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. also acted as close advisers in his first term, as well as during the election, with Trump Jr. credited with persuading his father to choose J.D. Vance as his running mate. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 At one lavish fundraiser, Sacks lobbied for Trump to pick J.D. Vance as his running mate. Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024 That year, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (whose populist appeal, some think, paved the way for Trump’s rise). Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for running mate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
Noun
  • During a Monday, Feb. 3 pre-trial conference hashing out Lively's prospective request for a gag order amid lawsuits from both sides, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman provided insight into current circumstances for Baldoni and his associates.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Joshua Baris, a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Realty's Global Luxury Division based in Fort Lee, said the difference in price increases in the luxury market and the traditional market in our area can be credited to North Jersey's proximity to New York City.
    Maddie McGay, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lewis said being from Kansas, lots of her students and colleagues went to watch the prestigious skating championship.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee and, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
  • His involvement with Max (Laura Haddock) thrusts him on an international journey that puts him at odds with both Russian gangsters and his own colleagues in intelligence.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kyle MacLachlan has released a lengthy tribute to his career-long collaborator and friend, David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • His friends credit his infectious personality with recruiting a legion of new followers.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One of his skating buddies posted a video on Instagram of the last day.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
  • One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • So the topline findings are that growing up poor in the United States is particularly consequential for your adult economic outcomes, undermining this idea that the US, relative to peer nations, is some land of great upward economic opportunity.
    Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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