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Peaceful Death Related Articles Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism On November 16, 2022, Andrew was in his bedroom with its stunning view of the setting sun, with Jaxson, his roommate’s dog.
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Suzy Flack, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The defense had been trying to keep that phrase out of the trial, saying the roommate's description was unreliable and the description of that distinct characteristic would bias the jury.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Walker’s roommate Zachary Beloate was wounded but survived.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The Devils’ Kurtis MacDermid and the Flyers’ Nicolas Deslauriers, for example, once lived together as roommates during Kings development camp.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Suzy Flack, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The defense had been trying to keep that phrase out of the trial, saying the roommate's description was unreliable and the description of that distinct characteristic would bias the jury.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Walker’s roommate Zachary Beloate was wounded but survived.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The Devils’ Kurtis MacDermid and the Flyers’ Nicolas Deslauriers, for example, once lived together as roommates during Kings development camp.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
Noun
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In an interview alongside Big Brother housemate Chris Hughes, Siwa talked about the end of her relationship.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
28 Apr. 2025
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Curio box made of cigarette packets with portraits of housemates, late nineteen-sixties.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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In January of this year, Italy’s highest-ranking court affirmed a slander finding against Knox for accusing an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, of murdering her flatmate.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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One month after Amber’s murder, Williams visited her daughter’s elementary school classmates.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Despite deciding not to interact with his classmates Si-eun winds up talking to Jun-tae, played by Choi Min-young (XO, Kitty, Twenty Five Twenty One).—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Whether Banchero and Wagner have enough confidence in their teammates to hit open shots is a fair question.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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LeBron James James takes a back seat to his new teammate this time around, coming in third.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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More fascinatingly, this behavior was most commonly exhibited when the dolphin’s playmate could see it, suggesting the smile to be an intentional, friendly gesture.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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A number of survivors of that shooting now attend FSU, including schoolmates of his late daughter, Montalto told CBS News.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Almost a decade in the making, and currently in post-production, the film will recount the harrowing story of the nine Charbonneau sisters and their childhood schoolmates who endured horrific abuse at St. Paul’s Indian Mission School in Marty, South Dakota.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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