1
as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police
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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives
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as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a novel about an aging comrade's eventual disenchantment with communism and its excesses
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Recent Examples of comrade
The pair also interviewed several former SEAL comrades for the script.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Diehard fans of the show will be even happier to see that comrade Brasso is back and seemingly ready to crack many more stormtrooper helmets.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2025
However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
Later down the line, after being summoned to resolve a conflict that was a front for the Emperor’s treachery, Khazan was deemed a traitor to the empire, and he and his comrades — like Ozma — were executed or exiled for aiding a traitor.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Diehard fans of the show will be even happier to see that comrade Brasso is back and seemingly ready to crack many more stormtrooper helmets.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2025
However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
Later down the line, after being summoned to resolve a conflict that was a front for the Emperor’s treachery, Khazan was deemed a traitor to the empire, and he and his comrades — like Ozma — were executed or exiled for aiding a traitor.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrade
Noun
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Some of Williams’s associates ultimately said that it could be seen that way.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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This could be in relation to a collaborator, business associate, or in your personal life.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The most key thing in Episode 4 is that Abby is not just with a group of her friends.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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One of my favorite things to watch is when even your circle of friends becomes a career move.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Noboa warns her presidency would send Ecuador into a communist spiral, akin to neighboring Venezuela and Nicaragua.—
Carrie Kahn,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Into the mural, Rivera, a communist, painted a portrait Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after Sanders' name came off the board, Kiper unleashed on NFL franchises, which led to a clash between him and colleague Rece Davis.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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My colleague Jessica Gelt and I are here with your Essential Arts rundown.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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It was revealed that the bombing was orchestrated by two former U.S. Army buddies, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many in the audience also came to hear Ocasio-Cortez, 35, a sharp, politically savvy Democratic socialist once at the fringes of the Democratic Party who is now broadening her national appeal.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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An older player was driving the younger ones and pretended to get lost in an isolated section of the county, where a group of accomplices emerged in masks and black clothing, imitating an abduction with at least one gun and one knife, according to the district attorney.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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Summer has been kidnapped, sent into anaphylactic shock by a peanut-laced kiss, played accomplice to a cop killer, committed bribery, grand theft auto, and much more.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Travis is a senior fellow at the Columbia University Justice Lab and president emeritus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.—
Stanley Richards,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Reflecting on the board's broader influence, Henry Aaron, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former board chair, told Reuters that while the board has produced valuable research, its effectiveness has often been limited by the need to secure bipartisan consensus.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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