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
The admission provides new insight into the competitive field of candidates Harris considered to be her running mate before ultimately landing on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for his mixture of progressive beliefs with a Midwestern tone.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Drescher’s 2021 and 2023 running mate Joely Fisher, who had been national secretary-treasurer, won her bid for Los Angeles Local president, beating Antico and Brian Kruse with 66.64% of the vote.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
McCoy filed paperwork with the SOS office in July to have her name removed as Billings’ running mate.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
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
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Drescher’s 2021 and 2023 running mate Joely Fisher, who had been national secretary-treasurer, won her bid for Los Angeles Local president, beating Antico and Brian Kruse with 66.64% of the vote.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
McCoy filed paperwork with the SOS office in July to have her name removed as Billings’ running mate.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the diver’s eye view was even more dramatic, said one of the surveyor divers and co-authors, Richard Karp, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences with NOAA’s coral program.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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That one person is supposed to deliver a company’s entire Net Zero transition, wrangle data from hundreds of suppliers, meet evolving regulations, educate colleagues, and somehow keep everyone motivated.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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While that included Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial suspension in September, more relevant was CBS’ surprise decision this summer to cancel The Late Show, which is hosted by Stewart’s old colleague Stephen Colbert.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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A lot of it was about the rhythm and timing of the buddy comedy-esque scenes at times.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s sorely missing, though, is a sense of danger in what is essentially a buddy movie with a lot of FX-heavy set pieces.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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