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
Noun
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What will make the difference, as usual, is sales associates’ ability to convert that traffic.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kroger operates 76 stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, employing 14,500 associates.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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While he is getting used to accepting the flowers given, his colleagues had bouquets to give.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rather than just adding up the contribution of each variant, Oram and his colleagues’ test incorporates the complex interactivity of various alleles with one another, including ones with protective effects.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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While many of her peers boycott the Harry Potter universe, Keira Knightley appears to have avoided the fiery discourse around the franchise.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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There’s concern among some Republicans that US soybean farmers, who compete with their Argentine peers to sell the crop to China, may be inadvertent victims of the rescue plan.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Perplexity’s free student offer joins a wave of similar initiatives from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic—all touting their bots as tutors, study buddies, or productivity boosters.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Accountability buddies can be instrumental in your progress.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Running mates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mates. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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