as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school
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Recent Examples of running mate
What Fox brings to the Spurs The bold move comes at an opportune time for San Antonio, who desperately needed to add a running mate for Wembanyama that simply wasn’t there with the likes of Chris Paul or Devin Vassell.
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Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Walz rose to national prominence last year when Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris tapped him as her running mate.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
Then again, rarely in that time has Curry ever had a running mate who does the things that Butler does.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
During the 2024 campaign, Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, incessantly blasted Joe Biden’s administration over the price of household staples such as meat, produce, milk and eggs.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Walz rose to national prominence last year when Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris tapped him as her running mate.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
Then again, rarely in that time has Curry ever had a running mate who does the things that Butler does.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
During the 2024 campaign, Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, incessantly blasted Joe Biden’s administration over the price of household staples such as meat, produce, milk and eggs.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
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By now, though, it’s become clear that the president is beholden to associates who take money to lobby for ByteDance, which is deeply tied to Beijing’s military-industrial complex.—
The Editors,
National Review,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump commutes sentence of Jason Galanis, a former Hunter Biden associate who cooperated with the GOP House investigation.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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That was certainly the case for marine biologist Professor Rochelle Constantine and her colleagues at the University of Auckland, who did not expect to find an octopus riding a shark.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Our colleague Bo Li at the University of Wollongong used optical luminescence dating methods on the layers of earth that contained the artifacts.—
Ben Marwick,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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There were people in the town hall who were either friends or relatives of folks who were on the Truman.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
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After the Jane Does testified, the prosecution called Pearce's friend Michael Ansbach, who was in the apartment that night and later arrested along with Pearce and Osborn.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Fall-Out During that trip to Western Pennsylvania, my buddy and I stuck four trout in two days.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lou was brought home, happy and healthy, to the obvious delight of his best buddy.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, Moody's valuation is reasonable compared to its closest peer S&P Global which trades at a forward P/E ratio of 28x.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Most people of her generation didn’t talk about this with their kids, so most of my peers knew very little about it.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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