running mate

noun

Definition of running matenext
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 Sara Duterte and President Marcos were running mates in a whirlwind alliance in the 2022 election but have since had a bitter falling out. — Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 CeeLo Green just released the first Gnarls Barkley album in 18 years last week alongside his running mate producer Danger Mouse, Atlanta, which will serve as the final installment from the duo. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026 Traynere is running in the Democratic primary March 17 with running mate Barbara Ann Parker. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 Jaylen Brown has elevated his offense to — in the opinion of LeBron James, at least — an MVP level this season with running mate Jayson Tatum rehabbing from a torn Achilles tendon. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for running mate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running mate
  1. associate
  2. colleague
  3. friend
  4. buddy
  5. peer
Noun
  • State health authorities who have been fighting the opioid crisis for decades are still surprised by the drop, said Evan Gumas, a senior research associate at the Commonwealth Fund.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Well, this elevated me in Wendell’s eyes from solicitous writer/actor/film associate to a person who works with his/her hands to craft furniture and other heroic implements from wood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • Brand fans have spotted the pieces on everyone from colleagues to Hailey Bieber and Taylor Swift, and Dorsey is now an eight-figure business, according to the company.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • My Sun colleagues back at the paper’s Fleet Street office had just discovered that Jagger was planning to reunite with Hall, the glamorous cover girl and catwalk star, in Paris.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley estended her condolences to victim’s friends and family.
    — Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • More messages arrived over Discord, X, WhatsApp, and even from a colleague who had been asked by a friend to see whether Fabian would correct his story to say that the explosion had been caused by interceptor fragments.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of friend
Noun
  • Then again, being that Vought has been pushing his buddy POTUS to back a federal incentive since May 2025 to little success until today, let’s see what the follow through here really is before anyone starts planning the parade.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The committee would eventually disband without an answer, despite the fact that Selig had helped engineer the sale of the team in 2005 to Lew Wolff, an old University of Wisconsin frat buddy, and John Fisher.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of buddy
Noun
  • Trout and Neto reached out to an unnamed Rams player on Tuesday to gather intel on their new owner, who has a sterling reputation amongst his NFL peers.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike some of its contemporary peers, AllSaints is not rushing back to the runway.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of peer

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“Running mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20mate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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