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as in countryman
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business
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Recent Examples of compatriot
Elsewhere at Indian Wells, the USA’s Taylor Fritz defeated Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5 in his opening match of the tournament while his compatriot Coco Gauff won her first match since the Australian Open against Moyuka Uchijima.
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
After calling Ancelotti the best tactician in the sport earlier this week, though, Capello continued praising his compatriot.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
After news of his death broke, Lowe’s Adult Swim compatriots began sending in their tributes.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Sanderson had relatively fresh legs compared to some of his fellow compatriots after the 4 Nations Face-Off.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
After calling Ancelotti the best tactician in the sport earlier this week, though, Capello continued praising his compatriot.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
After news of his death broke, Lowe’s Adult Swim compatriots began sending in their tributes.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Sanderson had relatively fresh legs compared to some of his fellow compatriots after the 4 Nations Face-Off.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriot
Noun
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The Northern Irishman convincingly defeated J.J. Spaun in a 3-hole playoff on a day of great significance to him and his countrymen, St. Patrick's Day.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Creators Weigh In Cal follows the plan until his conscience spurs him to call an audible and go live with a new broadcast, one that lets his countrymen know exactly how bad things are.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Federal authorities this week announced that there are 19 Rollin’ 60s Crips members and associates, including two rappers, in custody tied to a sprawling criminal case centered on Henley.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The game involved a professional boxer, identified only as A.B., A.B.'s associates and several prominent NBA players.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The man's wife is an American citizen and her father had been a political adviser to Hamas.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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But Abdalla, who is 8 months pregnant and an American citizen, still believed he would be taken into immigration custody at Federal Plaza in Manhattan and released within hours after officials saw his paperwork.—
Jennifer Earl,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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So, to understand if and how menstrual bleeding affects the odds of experiencing fatigue in perimenopause, Harlow and her colleagues evaluated the health data of 2,329 people between the ages of 42 and 52.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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It was then extended to nationals of Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua — countries that like Venezuela are undergoing worsening humanitarian crises prompted by bad governance.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Two of the three cases have reportedly been resolved and included German nationals being sent home.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie There’s some fun stuff here, particularly once Laurie bails on her friends to see the fight with Valentin and the guys, then goes home with Aleksei.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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When his parents, in-laws or friends from out of town visited, this would lead the schedule.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The ringleaders bribed postal carriers to steal the refund checks from the mail and gave accomplices phony identification to use at check-cashing places.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Thinking Evie and her accomplice are killers fleeing the scene of their crime, Serena attacks with a lamp and the scene ends with Evie smashing a vase against Serena’s head before escaping with the mystery woman in Evie’s car.—
Rob Merrill,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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The driver passed Morgan’s music onto his buddies, who happened to be longtime Jason Aldean collaborators/bandmates Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter — and noted cinephile — made the announcement while appearing on Jennifer Hudson's eponymous talk show to chat about her upcoming tour with her fellow Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar and her new buddy comedy, One of Them Days.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriot. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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