traveling companion

noun

: a person who goes with someone who is traveling somewhere

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Everett arranges the resulting fragments into a grim picture: The folksy charm of Jim, Huck Finn’s loyal traveling companion on the run from slavery, is replaced with the devilish wit of James, a serious, erudite man making tough choices in deadly situations. The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 Instead of getting to return to the Commonwealth with the traveling companion who had become so much more to her, Sister Isabelle was killed. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024 Then of course, the big reveal in the game is that this traveling companion… is in fact a Sith Lord! Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 19 June 2024 Last month, Doctor Who wrapped up the first season of its latest reboot, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the new incarnation of the Doctor, and Millie Gibson as the Doctor’s new traveling companion, Ruby Sunday. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024 But its traveling companion, failure? Nikola Mikkola, 28, and Kevin Stenlund, 27, played years of hockey but never found an every-game home until this first season with the Panthers. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024 In the game, Traya was essentially just a traveling companion for the main character. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 19 June 2024 Although his less experienced traveling companion/prisoner protests, The Ghoul knows better. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 One of the organizers was Gustave de Beaumont, Tocqueville’s best friend and his traveling companion in America. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 26 Dec. 2023

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“Traveling companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20companion. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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