as in colleague
a member of the same class in a school, college, or university
She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.
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Recent Examples of classmate
The conversations are likely to be welcomed by Netflix and the millions who have watched the series, which tells the story of a 13-year-old boy (played by breakout Owen Cooper) accused of stabbing a female classmate to death after being drawn into the online manosphere.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Audition for the school play; try out for basketball; ask that classmate out on a date.
—Amy Edmondson, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
There were other yeshivas that were more focused on their students’ prospects for success, and a few of my classmates became doctors and lawyers.
—Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Many of those in attendance were friends and classmates of Anthony.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Audition for the school play; try out for basketball; ask that classmate out on a date.
—Amy Edmondson, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
There were other yeshivas that were more focused on their students’ prospects for success, and a few of my classmates became doctors and lawyers.
—Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Many of those in attendance were friends and classmates of Anthony.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
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This week, my fellow Wellness colleague and experienced runner, David Oliver, wrote an inspiring piece about a 77-year-old who ran the Boston marathon this week.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Long and her colleagues are looking to see whether other parts of the eastern North American margin also have this crustal drip.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Whether Banchero and Wagner have enough confidence in their teammates to hit open shots is a fair question.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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LeBron James James takes a back seat to his new teammate this time around, coming in third.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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And, as reported last week, some in the organization are expressing concern to rival peers that the team will need to reach the postseason to avoid a major front-office overhaul.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Two witnesses took the stand on the first day of testimony, a friend of O'Keefe who was there when his body was found and a paramedic who tried to revive him.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article An emotional vigil that drew family, friends and community activists was held Wednesday for a beloved Harlem grandmother, businesswoman and community leader killed by a stray bullet in the crossfire of a shooting.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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A number of survivors of that shooting now attend FSU, including schoolmates of his late daughter, Montalto told CBS News.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Almost a decade in the making, and currently in post-production, the film will recount the harrowing story of the nine Charbonneau sisters and their childhood schoolmates who endured horrific abuse at St. Paul’s Indian Mission School in Marty, South Dakota.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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