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
Beckwith was not Braun's first choice of running mate but was chosen by the party at the state convention.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. also acted as close advisers in his first term, as well as during the election, with Trump Jr. credited with persuading his father to choose J.D. Vance as his running mate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
At one lavish fundraiser, Sacks lobbied for Trump to pick J.D. Vance as his running mate.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
That year, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (whose populist appeal, some think, paved the way for Trump’s rise).
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Arika Herron, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. also acted as close advisers in his first term, as well as during the election, with Trump Jr. credited with persuading his father to choose J.D. Vance as his running mate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
At one lavish fundraiser, Sacks lobbied for Trump to pick J.D. Vance as his running mate.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
That year, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (whose populist appeal, some think, paved the way for Trump’s rise).
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
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The designer and her husband, Brian, settled on a home built in 1972 by architect John Haag, who worked for years as an associate in the office of Joseph Esherick, one of the community’s founding visionaries.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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What to Know The NBI on Friday arrested a Chinese national with the surname Deng, and two male Philippine associates, called Besa and Fernande.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Our colleagues Sergio Hernández and Nat Lash began digging into the older datasets, turning them into a searchable format.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
18 Jan. 2025
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My colleague Joe Reid has also chosen to shepherd one particular GoFundMe to completion.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kyle MacLachlan has released a lengthy tribute to his career-long collaborator and friend, David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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His friends credit his infectious personality with recruiting a legion of new followers.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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That’s the kind of boy who sets in motion the plot of One of Them Days, a lighthearted and sometimes fun buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA, with the music superstar in her feature-film debut.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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Starring Keke Palmer and SZA, the film's mashup of Hollywood and music royalty forms the backdrop for a buddy comedy that borrows from a long tradition of side-by-side slapstick flicks.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Like its media peers, Disney faces a number of other challenges.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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