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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
Iceland’s Síminn has now greenlit the series, with compatriot producer Glassriver boarding as a co-producer.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Andy Samberg and his compatriots are revealing the surprising origins of an iconic Saturday Night Live character.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Just a few moments before, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana took gold in the men’s 400m, while his compatriot Bayapo Ndori got bronze.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
India have taken a stranglehold of the ICC after the recent appointment of Sanjog Gupta as chief executive, hot on the heels of Indian compatriot Jay Shah’s ascension as chair.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Andy Samberg and his compatriots are revealing the surprising origins of an iconic Saturday Night Live character.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Just a few moments before, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana took gold in the men’s 400m, while his compatriot Bayapo Ndori got bronze.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
India have taken a stranglehold of the ICC after the recent appointment of Sanjog Gupta as chief executive, hot on the heels of Indian compatriot Jay Shah’s ascension as chair.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriot
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Askarov was playing opposite countryman Sorokin, who finished second in Vezina Trophy voting as the league’s top goalie and was an NHL All-Star in 2023.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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So, games like Friday night’s matchup in the District of Columbia, where the two countrymen meet head-to-head, are worth savoring.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the diver’s eye view was even more dramatic, said one of the surveyor divers and co-authors, Richard Karp, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences with NOAA’s coral program.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Indonesia’s last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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After the meeting, Simmons said the fact that the citizens feel the need to create their own version of the commissioners court tells her that they are not being properly served by the people in charge.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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In July, when the United Nations put out its own plan for surging food and medicine into Gaza in the event of a cease-fire, the State Department was still hiring the people currently coordinating its Gaza relief work, the current federal employee and one of their colleagues told me.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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This points to a growing public health concern for younger Americans, a population also experiencing similar increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses, added Kim and colleague Aimal Khan, a colon and rectal surgery professor at Vanderbilt.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jashanpreet, an Indian national who entered the United States illegally in 2022, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs, causing bodily injury, and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to San Bernardino County records.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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This year, Yaghi became the first Saudi national to receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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The scheme was allegedly led by a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria with the help of ten accomplices, according to a press release from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.—
NPR,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
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Police are still searching for the loot taken from the museum in last weekend’s brazen daytime theft, as well as for other accomplices.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The mayor is immediately arrested, along with his billionaire buddies.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lena Waithe is channeling her complicated history with Issa Rae into a buddy comedy for the two of them to star.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriot. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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