as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school
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Recent Examples of running mate
Harris then picked Walz as her running mate, and more memes ensued, many of which depicted him as an endearing, if slightly embarrassing, Midwestern dad.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
Elevating a former top aide with legislative and executive experience — and a life story different from his own — Gov. JB Pritzker yesterday announced Christian Mitchell would be his third term running mate.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Rumors about Haitians eating pets, which later were repeated by Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, circulated widely on social media at the time and were amplified by right-wing influencers, even though police and city officials found no evidence to support the claims.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Robby Soave delivers radar on Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) admitting why former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him to be her running mate.
—The Hill, 1 May 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
Elevating a former top aide with legislative and executive experience — and a life story different from his own — Gov. JB Pritzker yesterday announced Christian Mitchell would be his third term running mate.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Rumors about Haitians eating pets, which later were repeated by Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, circulated widely on social media at the time and were amplified by right-wing influencers, even though police and city officials found no evidence to support the claims.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Robby Soave delivers radar on Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) admitting why former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him to be her running mate.
—The Hill, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
Noun
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One of Mendoza’s associates was waiting for them.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 1951, Husseini’s associates murdered one of his foremost rivals, King Abdullah of Jordan.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Beat overcommitment syndrome, get the right things done, and build real influence with your colleagues up, down, sideways, and diagonal—all over the organization chart.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In its history, Everybody Loves Raymond, created by Romano and Philip Rosenthal, received 15 Emmys and 69 total nominations, including for Romano, Garrett, and their colleagues Patricia Heaton, and Peter Boyle.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump doesn’t have very many friends on the global stage that are from the left.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In his breakthrough role, Redford played the brusque and dangerous Sundance opposite Paul Newman's personable Butch in the box-office smash, the iconic buddy Western about two outlaws on the run after a series of train robberies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Roxie’s kitchen buddy Tony (Robin de Jesús) is just Roxie’s buddy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Carman Chan, founder of Click Ventures, a single-family office, similarly noted that many of her family office peers who set up businesses in Singapore are relocating back to Hong Kong.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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