as in friendship
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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Recent Examples of companionship
Low-pressure, comfortable companionship supports deeper intimacy just as much as active socialization can.
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Mark Travers, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Emily Brontë appears in every way indifferent to the need for love and companionship that tortured the lives of her sisters.
—Emily Temple
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
It's even being blamed for the suicide of Adam Raine, a California teen who had been using the chatbot for companionship and spoke with it about his mental health, according to news reports.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mark Travers, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Emily Brontë appears in every way indifferent to the need for love and companionship that tortured the lives of her sisters.
—Emily Temple
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
It's even being blamed for the suicide of Adam Raine, a California teen who had been using the chatbot for companionship and spoke with it about his mental health, according to news reports.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for companionship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
Noun
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Andrew quit public life in 2019 over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein but makes occasional appearances at private family events, usually at church.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his own friendship with Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a time when even making and showcasing art to imagine ourselves outside of oppressive realities are being threatened, The Brothers Size effortlessly resists our time with a timeless story about freedom, love, brotherhood, and possibility in the space between reality and mythical play.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since Kennedy was elevated to the nation’s top health post, Utah and Florida became the first states to ban communities from adding fluoride to public drinking water.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Grants will support cultural exchanges through art and film, mentorship and training programs, fellowships for higher education film schools, investigative journalism and free speech initiatives, film restoration and preservation and uplifting underserved communities and more.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The fellowship, launched in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, places top postdoctoral scientists in labs outside their original fields to spur interdisciplinary breakthroughs and provides them $110,000 as a stipend for a one to two-year placement.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is where creativity lives, where intimacy is built, and where leaders are made.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ozyilmaz believes that shareable dining at restaurants, when done right, can foster more intimacy with our companions.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If a company commits to build domestically, it should be required to place those production facilities into service before receiving tariff exemptions or other government support.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI took a significant step towards that transition last week, announcing that its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With our current hyperpolarized society, changes are not likely to be enacted, especially because the amendment process is arduous and is intentionally difficult, requiring a broad consensus that reflects the gravity of changing our fundamental law.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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Authorities also found a bloody fingerprint on the truck’s tailgate, as well as Decker’s dog, which was taken to a humane society for care.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw will miss the camaraderie of the clubhouse and feelings of joy after a victory.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rancho Capistrano Winery Come for the wine, stay for the cuisine and the camaraderie.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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