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fellows

noun

plural of fellow

as in boyfriends

a male romantic companion most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament

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as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime

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as in guys

an adult male human being what does a fellow have to do to get waited on around here? your son is a bright young fellow

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as in halves

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow

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as in colleagues

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field

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Recent Examples of fellows This year’s edition will also run its fellowship program, with seven fellows mentored by Bhutanese director Dechen Roder and Indian independent filmmakers Umesh Kulkarni and Dominic Sangma. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The foundation named its first class of eight fellows last week. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Inevitable Foundation has revealed the six fellows who were selected for its 2026 Accelerate program. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 The first yearlong program will start in the 2027-28 season, and will feature two to four fellows, who will spend about six weeks working with each orchestra. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Campus leaders provided training for teaching fellows to facilitate difficult classroom conversations, and funding for student events that bring people of different ideologies and cultures together. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026 Poet Layli Long Soldier, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, is also among this year’s cohort of fellows. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 All five senior fellows are set to appear at an on-campus event Wednesday. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 The program would provide grants or enter into contracts with nonprofits to administer the legal fellows program under the California Department of Social Services. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Noun

And, if so, what will happen to all those chatbot boyfriends?

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
People’s responses were also colored by everyone suddenly having lawyers and managers and agents, wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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In 2015, The Washington Post profiled teaching associates at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, including a theater actor who helped medical students learn pelvic examinations.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The office declared that the doctrine covers not only official advisers, but can also expand to cover outside associates consulted by the president in certain circumstances.

— Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of associates

Noun

So not only is this locker room very talented, but there’s a lot of guys knocking on the door in the minor-league system that can be really impactful players.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Drama at the Valley City, Ohio Frog Jump In 1962, a few guys at a bar were looking for an event to put the town of Valley City, Ohio on the map.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

Instead of a typical intermission between the game’s two halves, the performance was an event of its own.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
To surmount the issue, Apple routed a flexible graphite pipe through the hinge itself to transfer heat between the two halves, thereby increasing the surface area available for heat dissipation.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of halves

Noun

New Skydance content sales chief David Decker was all smiles at the WBD stand, able to look over and see his new Paramount colleagues just along the beachfront.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Eventually, Chili invites Lee over to his house, far away from the ears of his former colleagues shooting pool at Secrets.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

The Philly shoegaze band calls on friends from across genres for a wide-spanning compilation that’s equal parts label sampler, B-sides showcase, and assembly of rising stars.

— Abby Jones, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Those who show up in tough times are rewarded, while fair-weather friends are often excluded from lucrative deals.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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