confrere
noun
con·frere
| \ ˈkän-ˌfrer
, kōⁿ-ˌ, kän-ˈ, kōⁿ-ˈ, kən-ˈ
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, kōⁿ-ˌ, kän-ˈ, kōⁿ-ˈ, kən-ˈ
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variants:
or less commonly confrère
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Examples of confrere in a Sentence
many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue
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With the show, Tigerman and his confreres, who quickly became known as the Chicago Four (later the Chicago Seven), had made their point about Chicago eclecticism. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Iconoclastic Chicago architect Stanley Tigerman, who shaped the city with his buildings and ideas, dies at 88," 4 June 2019 Designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee, the $40 million Institute adds a significant new structure to the ensemble that is more open and buoyant than its confreres. — Julie V. Iovine, WSJ, "A Buoyant Building for Looking and Learning," 12 Nov. 2018 And the Brazilian police quickly dismantled, through video evidence and the testimony of Lochte's three swimming confreres, the Olympic athlete's shifting fabrications. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "Ryan Lochte is the Ultimate Ugly American," 22 Aug. 2016 The audience ate it up, and the Czech players had a ball partnering their American confreres, according to Sporcl. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago and Czech chamber groups join to celebrate Gypsy musical culture," 17 May 2017 Some of her confreres were intent on exposing the complex roles of photography in everyday life, especially in advertising and movies. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, "Louise Lawler’s Stealth Aesthetic (and Muted Aura)," 11 May 2017 According to this analysis, Murray and his confreres can qualify as charlatans at best, racists at worst, and likely something in between. — John Mcwhorter, National Review, "Stop Obsessing Over Race and IQ," 5 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'confrere.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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