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companion

[kuhm-pan-yuhn] / kəmˈpæn jən /


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He rises and falls at the same pace as his companion in this nightmare, laying the groundwork on which Adjani can create something so enormous.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The actor CCH Pounder, Saar’s longtime friend and travel companion, attributes Saar’s ability to manage three children, a home, multiple paying jobs and an artistic practice of her own to a form of “mother wit.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The wobble suggested that each red dwarf had a hidden companion.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Mr. del Toro went on to co-write and direct it as the Oscar-winning 2017 movie “The Shape of Water,” then co-wrote its companion novel with Mr. Kraus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

His companion, with a boulder-like chin thick with black stubble, cracked his knuckles.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The new observations revealed that all four nearby red dwarfs were concealing white dwarf companions.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Roa and his companions initially crawled and then cut a hole to reach the site.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Visibly exhausted, Ronnie looks at his companions who continue to remove debris.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Grindr has expanded beyond casual dating, allowing people to find friends, travel companions and others in the LGBTQ+ community.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

Would Baba and his companions come down to the creek?

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

It should be companioned with a key and a glossary like the Berlitz books.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2021

He sat at the end of the table companioned only by his wife, the conservative journalist Barbara Amiel.

From The New Yorker Aug. 1, 2016

"All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world," she says.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2013

Jonah the prophet lived in the desert, daily companioned by such birds and beasts as lions, mice, gazelles and ravens, lying down at night with the gentle foxes of Tob.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he turned to the score, and drooping over the desk, seemed to pass back into himself, alone, by himself companioned.

From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth

She chattered away, these last few precious moments, as merrily as if Timothy were companioning the adventure of this trip to Lewisburg, but he found no tongue to reply.

From The Heart of Arethusa by Fox, Frances Barton

But not a hint of their grim companioning could he see or hear.

From Kings in Exile by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

Things hadn’t gone very well with him that day and he had waited for Jane for a little companioning.

From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell

My own toy fawn pugs loved their comforts too much to be perfect dogs for companioning a person of active outdoor habits, but they were sweet-tempered, gentle things, and, as such, to be commended.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie

Some take the words "which followed them" to mean that the spiritual rock accompanied the children of Israel, companioning with them—"comitante petra," not "petra consequente," Christ being spiritually present in the word and by faith.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas




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