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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 The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Assistants—residents, fellows, or advanced practice providers—provide exposure, retraction, and continuity. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The fellows will receive a stipend for their participation, as well as have their travel and accommodations to Savannah and to Ossabaw covered. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Descriptions of the 2026 fellows’ projects can be found below. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Two or three other fellows were hanging on to the boat by that time. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026 Handy said the center also relied on a $25,000 private donation to fund its summer undergraduate fellows program. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Its first cohort will include 12 fellows, who will receive a one-time $10,000 grant. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Information on the six fellows and their films, with language provided by Sundance, can be found below. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 27 July 2026

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Noun

As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Keegan-Michael Key and Rob Huebel have been cast as the BFFs’ boyfriends.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Detectives are asking anyone who knew him or has information about his friends, associates or recent activities to come forward.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Bloomberg’s reporting on Betancourt is based on interviews with his business associates, government officials and advisers familiar with his work.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of associates

Noun

Khn plays a custom double-neck guitar-bass with twice the usual number of frets on each side, looping the two halves together in real time with foot pedals.

— Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Add the lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook until charred on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of halves

Noun

Poliński, a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and his colleagues began excavating the site in Pień near Dąbrowa Chełmińska in 2005.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, soil typicity and climate in the Napa Valley allow winemakers to make wine from Sauvignon Blanc grapes similar to their colleagues in France, with more refined, complex, and restrained profiles.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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