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
Initially, after Harris picked Walz to be her running mate in August, the former high school football coach and hunter excited the Democratic base.
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Amie Parnes, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
Even in California, a reliably blue state, the soul-searching has been extreme, as seen at last weekend’s state Democratic Party convention, where a parade of speakers — including Harris’ 2024 running mate, Tim Walz — wailed and moaned and did the woe-is-us-thing.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Thus far, he’s had a wide array of guests, including former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, as well as Klobuchar and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ 2024 running mate.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy's previous 2024 running mate, expressed her disappointment with the nomination in a post splitting with Trump and Kennedy.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Amie Parnes, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
Even in California, a reliably blue state, the soul-searching has been extreme, as seen at last weekend’s state Democratic Party convention, where a parade of speakers — including Harris’ 2024 running mate, Tim Walz — wailed and moaned and did the woe-is-us-thing.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Thus far, he’s had a wide array of guests, including former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, as well as Klobuchar and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ 2024 running mate.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy's previous 2024 running mate, expressed her disappointment with the nomination in a post splitting with Trump and Kennedy.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
Noun
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Dr Erdman is a research associate at the Cal Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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That’s a characteristic Amorim associates with Heaven.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
4 July 2025
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Together with his colleague Richard Wetherald at the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) in Princeton, N.J., Manabe used a simple climate model to show that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 would lead to more efficient trapping of heat in the troposphere.—
Ben Santer,
Scientific American,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The circumstances varied, from hikers bringing their furry friends on multi-day backpacking trips to taking them up 14,000-foot peaks, but in every case, sheer exhaustion was the primary cause.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
1 July 2025
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Her father’s friend took Wenyu on trips into the city to eat samples from the Ghirardelli store, to walk the Golden Gate Bridge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Apartments don't last forever, but friendships can in the 2025 buddy comedy One of Them Days.—
Sophie Dodd,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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When Cameron came down with Covid in 2022 and had to miss a couple of shows, Pearl Jam turned to original drummer Dave Krusen, multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer, and longtime band buddy Richard Stuverud to play in his absence.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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Teachers learn best from peers who share similar challenges and experiences.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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So far, retention for students in the program is 7% higher than their peers, Lavariega Monforti said.—
Michael Burke,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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