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roommate

[room-meyt, room-] / ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊm- /
NOUN
companion
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Eastside Girls, meanwhile, is a tender depiction of Muna's neighbourhood, lovingly lampooning the staples of LA hipster culture – astrology, polyamory, roommate dramas and "negronis with the nice gin".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Prosecutors allege Robinson was in a romantic relationship with his transgender roommate.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

In the very first “Doonesbury” comic strip, a young man wearing a football helmet sits in a dorm, waiting to meet his new roommate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

And, of course, there was also the passing of Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood, who had been Chris Cornell’s roommate and dear friend.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

Was Anat’s roommate hiding under the bed or something?

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Now 30, the mayor lives with his fiancée – and two roommates.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Millennials and members of Gen Z will continue to live with roommates or parents more frequently than previous generations while baby boomers “will soon begin to be a drag on household formations,” Kim’s team wrote.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

The new priest, Dillon Scott Vita, is the son of one of my college roommates, Bill, and his wife, Eileen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

It’s like, “Oh we’re all doing this same thing, we’re all roommates, we’re all in school together, we’re all whatever.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

There was a funny kind of closeness between her roommates after that night, but even so, Amelia went home the last week of January to visit and didn’t come back.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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