as in friendship
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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Recent Examples of companionship
Ricky Gervais will be in attendance to give a masterclass as creator and director of Netflix’s Alley Cats, the adult animation following a group of feral cats who seek companionship while ruminating on everyday life, accompanied by a sneak peek of the first two episodes.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Benefits of sharing a living space include saving money, companionship and help with chores, according to real estate company Landing.
—Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
The wives of three serial killers form a friendship to find companionship and support.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
What started as companionship became something much bigger.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Benefits of sharing a living space include saving money, companionship and help with chores, according to real estate company Landing.
—Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
The wives of three serial killers form a friendship to find companionship and support.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
What started as companionship became something much bigger.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for companionship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
Noun
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Men’s interests, appetites, jawlines, leg lengths, testosterone levels, and friendships or lack thereof have been the object of feverish media attention in the past couple of years.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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An emo band whose members might otherwise now be at their most stable and content, they still seem authentically driven by unbridled, urgent emotion—only now their breakups involve lawyers, and the friendship drama occurs between people who rely on each other for income.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The neon lights on Wrigley beckoned every Cubbies fan to gather in brotherhood and share one of America’s greatest experiences — baseball.—
Charleen Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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His graduation as a full member of this blood brotherhood awaits after his first kill.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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In the fall of 2026, Chanel will officially launch an annual, one-year fellowship in collaboration with the Guggenheim.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
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The trailer sees Bourdain take a job at a restaurant in Provincetown, Massachusetts, out of desperation, shortly after graduating from high school and failing to land a writing fellowship.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
Noun
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This series has been distinguished by its intimacy, which comes with having access to the house in which Heuermann lived (and killed), and on-camera interviews with his ex-wife (who divorced Heuermann following his arrest) and his daughter.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their rekindled relationship illustrates the dissonance of familial expectations and intimacy with a parent one barely knows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 1984, Monsanto and six other chemical companies agreed to pay a $180 million settlement to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to the chemical herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Turner also oversaw the purchase of two motion-picture production companies, New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment, in 1993.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The Clorox Company, parent company of Burt's Bees, shared the collab in an April 27 news release, adding that the brands are tapping into society’s love for the cucumber creation.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet, the beneficiaries of the conquests were mainly royalty and others at the top of society.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Joly came to embrace the contact and the camaraderie.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The camaraderie expressed Thursday was a far cry from the barbs the two officials exchanged just more than a year ago, when Clark, at City Council hearing, blasted Tisch over the NYPD’s crackdown on the homeless and those accused of misdemeanor crimes.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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