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
The admission provides new insight into the competitive field of candidates Harris considered to be her running mate before ultimately landing on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for his mixture of progressive beliefs with a Midwestern tone.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Drescher’s 2021 and 2023 running mate Joely Fisher, who had been national secretary-treasurer, won her bid for Los Angeles Local president, beating Antico and Brian Kruse with 66.64% of the vote.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
McCoy filed paperwork with the SOS office in July to have her name removed as Billings’ running mate.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
The Timberwolves spent $225 million this summer to keep Julius Randle and Naz Reid as running mates for Anthony Edwards, and the Wolves return all but one key rotation player from a team that has made it to the Western Conference finals in each of the last two seasons.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Drescher’s 2021 and 2023 running mate Joely Fisher, who had been national secretary-treasurer, won her bid for Los Angeles Local president, beating Antico and Brian Kruse with 66.64% of the vote.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
McCoy filed paperwork with the SOS office in July to have her name removed as Billings’ running mate.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
The Timberwolves spent $225 million this summer to keep Julius Randle and Naz Reid as running mates for Anthony Edwards, and the Wolves return all but one key rotation player from a team that has made it to the Western Conference finals in each of the last two seasons.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
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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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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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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 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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His legacy continues through multiple posthumous projects and commemoration by his music industry peers.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Part of the process was to conduct a very comprehensive stakeholder engagement, with our suppliers, customers, peers, and organizations like the United Nationas and the International Labour Organization (ILO).—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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