1
as in halves
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?
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2
as in associates
a person frequently seen in the company of another
that lout and his mates are known troublemakers in the neighborhood
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as in assistants
chiefly British
a person who helps a more skilled person
a plumber and his mate showed up to fix the sink in our London hotel room
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as in partners
the person to whom another is married
they vowed to each other that they would remain mates for life
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as in friends
chiefly British
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
spent the weekend in London with some of his mates from Oxford
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as in sleeps
to engage in sexual intercourse
cats conceive almost every time they mate
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Recent Examples of mates
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Bajraktarevic and his mates aim to break some hearts at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium this week.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
30 June 2026
During this period, alligators tend to be more active and may travel outside their usual habitats in search of mates, sometimes showing up in neighborhoods, roadways and other unexpected places.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Here’s the video with Paul and his mates.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Male fruit flies use their aedeagi to pierce their mates’ vaginal wall and inject peptides into their bloodstream, possibly to reduce their interest in other mates.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
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Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
Another of the starting line-up changes against the Saudis saw Pedro Porro come in for Marcos Llorente at right-back, with the 26-year-old Tottenham defender offering a different profile to support his team-mates in attacking positions.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Bajraktarevic and his mates aim to break some hearts at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium this week.
—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
30 June 2026
During this period, alligators tend to be more active and may travel outside their usual habitats in search of mates, sometimes showing up in neighborhoods, roadways and other unexpected places.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Here’s the video with Paul and his mates.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Male fruit flies use their aedeagi to pierce their mates’ vaginal wall and inject peptides into their bloodstream, possibly to reduce their interest in other mates.
—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Verb
His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.
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Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mates
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Turning a game of two halves into one of four quarters, pausing a sport that derives much of its power and mystique from a clock that never stops, has been universally unpopular.
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In one week this month, Washington moved on both halves of the AI power problem, and only one of them made the headlines.
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Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
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Prosecutors allege that six of Arnold’s associates actually carried out the crimes, holding, beating and pistol-whipping the victims, and that Arnold wasn’t there at the time.
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Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
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Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.
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Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
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Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
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Conclusion Somewhere tonight, a car on a random street here in the UK is silently feeding power back into the grid while its owner sleeps!
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Pick your poison, babe, for a Swift-centric escape in the city that never sleeps.
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While the dolls were the main consumer peg, American Girl stories have been companions and history teachers alike for four decades.
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Right now, there are some major discounts on cleaning companions from Ecovacs, iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and more.
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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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As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.
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“Mates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mates. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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