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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime
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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field
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Recent Examples of fellow
Stephen Moore is a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Of the in-person teachers the district hired going into the spring semester, nine were district fellows that served as in-class aides to Proximity classrooms during the fall semester, according to KCKPS.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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
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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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Of the in-person teachers the district hired going into the spring semester, nine were district fellows that served as in-class aides to Proximity classrooms during the fall semester, according to KCKPS.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow
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Read, 45, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV and leaving him for dead outside the home of a fellow cop in January 2022.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Investigators, however, ultimately alleged that Read struck her Boston cop boyfriend with the back of her Lexus SUV and fled the scene, leaving him to die in the cold, on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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As part of this collaboration, PepsiCo invested $550 million in Celsius, acquiring an 8.5% ownership stake and becoming its preferred global distribution associate.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Obviously, males who are alienated and estranged from the mainstream.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February that prohibits biological males identifying as girls or women from competing against biological females.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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Even reducing that tariff rate by half still might not be enough to change trade levels significantly.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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As for student loans: Roughly half of students at public universities completed their degrees without debt in the 2022-23 academic year, compared with about two-fifths of students a decade earlier, the College Board found.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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For months now, Taylor Swift fans have been playing their own version of where’s Waldo, waiting (sometimes impatiently) for the superstar to appear in public with her beau, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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Ciara is there with her beau, Russell Wilson, as Future walks the carpet not far behind them.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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But Xu and her colleagues would need far more evidence than just two people in a trial that enrolled a total of eight, so that research remains ongoing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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For these more serious cases, Soni and his colleagues work closely with the university’s mental-health center and even walk students to a counselor’s door themselves.—
Cornelia Powers,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2025
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Robinson stars as Craig Waterman, a regular suburban guy with a boring job, a charming florist wife who's losing interest in him (Kate Mara), and a teenage son (Jack Dylan Grazer) whose indifference borders on hostility.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
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The dynamics are informed by a baseline of data from Mack, who oversees the Royals quantitative analysis staff and performance science department ... and happens to be a sharp and animated guy who loves to talk about this stuff.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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Republic Records, Manic Phase Productions, Live Nation and CAA were all involved in the visual companion to the pop star’s most recent studio album of the same name, which Tesfaye added to his repertoire for his ongoing After Hours Til Dawn global tour.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Regardless, companies like The Image have a vision for what the next chapter of AI could look like—AI assistants that are more than tools, but proactive digital companions.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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