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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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So far, 41% of fellow quiz fans have gotten eight or more questions right.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Rights & Permissions Andrew Payne is a lecturer in foreign policy and security at City St George’s, University of London, and a nonresident fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs.
—Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
While a trove of research has confirmed that wealthier people do tend to be happier, a new paper from Matthew Killingsworth, a research fellow at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, further proves that hypothesis.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Ideas By Molly Kinder, Mark Muro, & Xavier de Souza Briggs
October 10, 2024 7:00 AM EDT
Kinder is a fellow at the Brookings Institution and researches the impact of AI on work and workers.
—Molly Kinder, Mark Muro, & Xavier De Souza Briggs, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Rights & Permissions Andrew Payne is a lecturer in foreign policy and security at City St George’s, University of London, and a nonresident fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs.
—Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
While a trove of research has confirmed that wealthier people do tend to be happier, a new paper from Matthew Killingsworth, a research fellow at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, further proves that hypothesis.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Ideas By Molly Kinder, Mark Muro, & Xavier de Souza Briggs
October 10, 2024 7:00 AM EDT
Kinder is a fellow at the Brookings Institution and researches the impact of AI on work and workers.
—Molly Kinder, Mark Muro, & Xavier De Souza Briggs, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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