fraternize
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But his choice to enthusiastically fraternize with a self-described misogynist facing dozens of horrific felony counts has exposed him to scrutiny.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Behind the scenes, Chung, who often goes by “E.S.” in the West, also is known to fraternize comfortably with Hyundai staff, the company’s auto dealers and others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Delson makes an effort to create a safe space that encourages participants to ask questions, fraternize with others and leave their stress at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
Superheroes-in-training are enrolled at Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, where they fraternize in between high-stakes competitions of strength and ability.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
“Why don’t you get back in your truck? We’re not supposed to fraternize with other faction members.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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A multimillionaire entrepreneur fraternizes with a fish-tailed woman during a video shoot for an indie band.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2017
"Yes, when the house where he fraternizes is suspected."
From The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père
See, even Duke fraternizes with the charming beasts!
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Edouard Riou
In this olla podrida, where the Japanese elbows the Esquimaux, and the Australian shakes hands with the Turkish, where the Tamul fraternizes with the Hungarian, a place is carefully reserved for the Basque.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
With proper restrictions however, I revere the institution which fraternizes the world.
From Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
Commerce always fraternized with art and journalism in the magazine business, and Miranda needs to hear that this balance will stay if the magazine changes hands.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The former detective was fired in 2017 after an allegation was received that he had improperly paid a witness and had fraternized with people connected to criminal conduct.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2019
They fraternized with him, and hired him to work his magic in service of boosting their vote tallies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2018
Xaysana’s case drew great attention when he was arrested last year because of unproven suspicions that some Thai celebrities with whom he fraternized were implicated in his activities.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
The medal of St. Helena fraternized with the Italian medal; they drank to the laurels of the old 110th, to the triumphs of the new.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
Plebes, prohibited from fraternizing with girls, celebrated spring commencement by marching across the walkways and climbing Herndon.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“We saw videos, for example, of police fraternizing with demonstrators,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
But there is also plenty of time for fraternizing.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2022
That’s where Frank Sinatra lost his gaming license for allegedly fraternizing with organized crime bosses at his Cal-Neva hotel-casino in the 1960s.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
He had rather guessed the Laphams would side with the Tories, but this was fraternizing with the troops at a great rate.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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