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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police
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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives
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as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a novel about an aging comrade's eventual disenchantment with communism and its excesses
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Recent Examples of comrade
The moderate president, Masoud Pezeshkian, remains constrained to administrative governance and his reformist comrades have been pushed to the side – some even reportedly under house arrest.
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Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Against a solid wall of shot and cannon fire, the Marylanders pressed forward, closing their ranks as their comrades dropped.
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Paul Callahan,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
Amjad Yousef had appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country’s civil war.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
The comrades put up their Platner signs.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Against a solid wall of shot and cannon fire, the Marylanders pressed forward, closing their ranks as their comrades dropped.
—
Paul Callahan,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
Amjad Yousef had appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country’s civil war.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
The comrades put up their Platner signs.
—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
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And in a separate ongoing civil case, the city has issued nearly two dozen subpoenas seeking a broad array of GPS and social media data on Hubbard and his associates, according to his attorney Bryan Pease.
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In hospitality, that means making associates more productive, owners more effective and guests more satisfied.
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Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
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In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
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These are not social democrats, these are hardcore godless communists.
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He’s gone as far as to call them communists.
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As reflected in an email thread used in the Watson case, Valentine reacted skeptically in 2019 when a colleague told her a particular hospital wanted to exit its contract with Mead Johnson.
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The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.
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How to keep your best buddy safe and calm during the next several days.
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Founder Todd Graves commissioned the mural by his buddy Brody to celebrate his Times Square location’s third anniversary.
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The fight in Colorado's primaries is the latest example of a trend cropping up elsewhere, with progressives and democratic socialists seeking to shake up or fundamentally change the Democratic Party, in a dynamic that could define the cycle.
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After victories in New York City, democratic socialists are taking their fight against the Democratic establishment to Colorado.
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Investigators are also seeking to establish whether the suspect had accomplices or acted on behalf of someone else.
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Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?
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Dioz is among the many small businesses across Los Angeles that are getting a boost from the global sporting event, said Kevin Klowden, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute.
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After losing their cattle to disease, the two joined fellow rancher Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening), initially a major adversary, and her 10 Petal Ranch.
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrade. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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