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Recent Examples of roommates
Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommates
Noun
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Malikah Auguste, a ninth-grader at Cristo Rey and an intern with Miami Lighthouse, saw the impact the visit had on her classmates.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Friends and classmates cheered as Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman launched into space for a moon mission aboard Artemis II on Wednesday.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The new home base for Inter Miami has already welcomed season ticket holders for a sneak peek before the big day, allowing fans to see Lionel Messi and his teammates during a training session.—
Samantha Rivera,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Just four hours earlier, Bueckers’ former teammates advanced to the women’s Final Four for the third year in a row with a 70-52 win against rival Notre Dame in the Elite Eight.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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After more than 11 years with the Golden Police Department, Chief Joe Harvey was honored by colleagues, friends and family for his service and compassion.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Vulnerable, voiceless elders in Miami-Dade who are removed from their homes for their own good will likely wind up in the hands of an Adult Protective Services supervisor promoted to a position of unparalleled power despite the objections of family members and whistleblowing colleagues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Walker, 32, appeared as a senior deckhand on the Bravo show before he was demoted by fellow cast member Kelley Johnson after clashing with coworkers.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Workers are understandably stressed over their employers investing billions into AI, as layoffs sweep tech companies, and AI agents are positioned as humans’ new coworkers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Court documents show the suspects allegedly lured a private driver, who was hired by Arnold, and his two associates to an apartment in Tampa.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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His case grew out of a broader Miami indictment filed in 2018 that charged eight associates with looting PDVSA, including senior executives and lawyers.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Collective processes involve tiring negotiations, frequent conflicts, and disappointing compromises, both internally among the team and with external interlocutors and partners.—
Adam Szymczyk,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The idea comes from men’s relationship coach and motivational speaker Alessandro Frosali, who compared some low-maintenance partners to, well, plastic bags in a viral video.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Roommates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommates. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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