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as in housemates
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as in flatmates
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Recent Examples of roommates
Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommates
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Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wanda could see that the media attention was difficult for the kids who lived in the orphanage, because stories were in the news every day, and at school, their classmates assumed they were being abused.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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Brady's stance drew strong responses from former teammates and current Patriots players.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The play had caught everyone by surprise, including his teammates, apparently.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Democratic governors plan to boycott a White House dinner after two of their colleagues were excluded.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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As long as your offerings are clearly labeled, your colleagues can make their own decisions about whether to indulge.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Friends, family members, coworkers and even coffee shop regulars from his barista days came to offer support.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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To get Knix off the ground, her friends, family, and ex-coworkers all came onboard as angel investors, chipping in investments ranging from $15,000 to $100,000.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Jane Doe alleged that in 2013, Epstein’s associates directed her to open a Bank of America account as part of a scheme to deceive immigration officials.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Throughout it all, Epstein and his associates sent and received status updates on the progress of the project, according to the Department of Justice files.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But at the same time, [the Gates Foundation’s spend-down announcement] has ended up being a very powerful call to action, both for our staff and for many of our partners.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The agency is working with its partners to stop hackers from exploiting any of the vulnerabilities identified in the report, said Nick Andersen, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Roommates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommates. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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