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This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
The exception is a video that lawmakers say shows a second strike on a boat on Sept. 2, which killed two survivors after their shipmates were killed.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
The exception is a video that lawmakers say shows a second strike on a boat on Sept. 2, which killed two survivors after their shipmates were killed.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipmate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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shipmate
noun
ship·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a fellow sailor
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