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Recent Examples of housemate
By a vote of 2 to 0, Kimo was the twelfth housemate evicted from the Big Brother Season 26 house on Week 11.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.
—Margaret Lyons, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
During the days, the three remaining housemates avoided one another.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
In a plea agreement, Christopher Lambeth, now 40, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his housemate, Steven Howells, 49, in early November of that year.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.
—Margaret Lyons, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
During the days, the three remaining housemates avoided one another.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
In a plea agreement, Christopher Lambeth, now 40, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his housemate, Steven Howells, 49, in early November of that year.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housemate
Noun
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Her roommate called 911 and knocked on neighbors’ doors.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of my other hilarious classmates, Christian Hurtado, even gave me an edit that made it into my final set.—
Madeleine Janz,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Whorton’s classmate, Jane Conrad, aided Lexington to another first place finish in the two mile (11:18.17).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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When a sketchy new landlord (Eric Bogosian) acquires 123 Sesame Street, roomies Safdie and Bert face a choice between a steep rent hike and eviction.—
David Kamp,
airmail.news,
11 Jan. 2025
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All but one Essex College roomie, Reneé Rapp (who played Leighton), have returned to reprise their roles as a series regulars, which means Bela (Amrit Kaur), Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) and Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) will have to rely on each other to make it through sophomore year.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
19 Nov. 2024
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Maybe, but Crow is quite literally there: a menacing big bird who has come into the room to interface with Cumberbatch, to be his supernatural playmate and philosopher and tough-love therapist.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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The United States is playing this game with the ruthlessness of a child grabbing all the blocks from their playmate, determined to leave them empty-handed.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The only other shutouts this season have both been recorded by rookie goalies: Schroeder’s New York teammate Kayle Osborne and Gwyneth Philips of Ottawa.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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But over a course of a season, such me-moments can wear on a locker room, on teammates, on those there to support.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But Driscoll was a schoolmate of Vice President JD Vance.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.—
Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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Last month, my colleague Mike Winters profiled a couple who successfully manage 15 credit cards in order to maximize their perks.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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State subsidies for electric trucks are a key part of California’s strategy, as my colleague Russ Mitchell reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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