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as in housemate
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Recent Examples of roommate
Three Men and a Baby Three handsome Manhattan bachelors (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson) find their dating rituals irreparably damaged when an unexpected new roommate — complete with crib, pacifier and diaper — shows up on their doorstep.
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Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
In the seventh episode of Adults, FX’s new sitcom about a group of roommates navigating early-20s adulthood in Queens, there’s a withering joke about one of the show’s main characters that doubles as an inadvertent roast of the show itself.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Hailee is his party-loving roommate, played by Holmes.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
The roommate — a 57-year-old man — suspected the woman’s ex-boyfriend was responsible, Jones said.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
In the seventh episode of Adults, FX’s new sitcom about a group of roommates navigating early-20s adulthood in Queens, there’s a withering joke about one of the show’s main characters that doubles as an inadvertent roast of the show itself.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Hailee is his party-loving roommate, played by Holmes.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
The roommate — a 57-year-old man — suspected the woman’s ex-boyfriend was responsible, Jones said.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
Noun
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Eventually, though, the two women became friends, then housemates.—
B. Pietras
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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At the series’ start, housemates Samir (Malik Ellasal), Billie (Lucy Freyer), Issa (Amita Rao) and Anton (Owen Thiele) all live together in Samir’s childhood home, a single-family residence deep in Queens.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
28 May 2025
Noun
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But time spent hanging out with Clémence and her flatmate Leo (Julien de Saint-Jean), or her father (Féofor Atkine) cannot feel wasted when Krieps’ inhabitation of the role is so complete.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 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
Noun
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The parents of a classmate had bought a poster-size map of the world for their daughter.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
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Nobody suspected anything sinister when a sixth grader at Okubo Elementary School in Sasebo, Japan, asked her 12-year-old classmate Satomi Mitarai to leave their classroom just before lunch break on June 1, 2004.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Michael Jordan inspired fear and resentment in his teammates and won six championships.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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The $1 billion Club World Cup kicks off Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium with Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates facing Egyptian power Al Ahly.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
Noun
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LeBron James and new playmate Luca Dončić have given the Los Angeles Lake Show life.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn't go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.—
Jenna Autuori-Dedic,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Lilo, outcast by her schoolmates and coping with a gutting loss, felt the same way.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
21 May 2025
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The book will be published on Tuesday and features Benny the Bobcat and his schoolmates using fashion as a way to showcase their distinct style.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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