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
Shapiro, Pennsylvania's third Jewish governor, rose to prominence as an outspoken Democratic governor and was on the short list as a candidate for running mate for the Kamala Harris campaign in 2024.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Initially, after Harris picked Walz to be her running mate in August, the former high school football coach and hunter excited the Democratic base.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
Even in California, a reliably blue state, the soul-searching has been extreme, as seen at last weekend’s state Democratic Party convention, where a parade of speakers — including Harris’ 2024 running mate, Tim Walz — wailed and moaned and did the woe-is-us-thing.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Thus far, he’s had a wide array of guests, including former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, as well as Klobuchar and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ 2024 running mate.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Initially, after Harris picked Walz to be her running mate in August, the former high school football coach and hunter excited the Democratic base.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
Even in California, a reliably blue state, the soul-searching has been extreme, as seen at last weekend’s state Democratic Party convention, where a parade of speakers — including Harris’ 2024 running mate, Tim Walz — wailed and moaned and did the woe-is-us-thing.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Thus far, he’s had a wide array of guests, including former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, as well as Klobuchar and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ 2024 running mate.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee agreed July 22 to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to testify about the conspiracy that landed her in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal’s hilarious and gross revelation of his leering 50th birthday party note to Epstein sits squarely in what everyone knows already: Trump and Epstein were party-boy associates on the louche side of 1990s New York.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Since then he’s noticed the tool gain popularity among his residents and surgeon colleagues.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Many of the couple’s close friends and colleagues took to the comment section to congratulate them on the new arrival.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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But according to the actor, late friend Quincy Jones always knew that more kids were in his future.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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Doing kind things for friends can be mutually beneficial.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Trump's current VP, JD Vance, joined him on the defensive on Thursday evening, decrying the most recent link between Trump and Epstein: a Wall Street Journal exclusive that revealed a lewd birthday message Trump allegedly wrote to his billionaire buddy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Kane said this new program will be unique because a social worker and peer support advocate will present and ready to assist anyone working through a difficult situation or needing more assistance.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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This time last season, Carlson was viewed as a player with interesting potential, but was much older relative to his peers and perhaps not a bona fide NBA talent.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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