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
Completing the feat After two hours, 17 minutes and 36 seconds, Hedberg, of New Jersey, reached the top of the monument with support from his classmates and successfully swapped the hat.
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Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 13 May 2026
In an email to parents, Farah said a number of classmates witnessed the incident, with one pressing the emergency button and dialing 000, the emergency number for Australia, while others alerted transport authorities.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Katie Lou Samuelson, Collier’s UConn classmate, missed the 2025 season after tearing her ACL during training camp with the Seattle Storm.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
The series, directed by Philip Barantini in four unbroken continuous takes, follows Jamie Miller (Cooper), a 13-year-old arrested for the murder of a classmate, and the family and institutions left scrambling in the aftermath.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2026
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Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 13 May 2026
In an email to parents, Farah said a number of classmates witnessed the incident, with one pressing the emergency button and dialing 000, the emergency number for Australia, while others alerted transport authorities.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Katie Lou Samuelson, Collier’s UConn classmate, missed the 2025 season after tearing her ACL during training camp with the Seattle Storm.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
The series, directed by Philip Barantini in four unbroken continuous takes, follows Jamie Miller (Cooper), a 13-year-old arrested for the murder of a classmate, and the family and institutions left scrambling in the aftermath.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
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Diego Sanchez, operations department head for the Coast Guard's Station Atlantic City, was on a boat with four colleagues for hours Monday night looking for any signs of the missing swimmer.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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My colleague and Bay Area News Group Valkyries beat writer Nathan Canilao played for one of NorCal’s premier high school programs in Granada, and several others had similar backgrounds.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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In softball, Rowles has fit right in with the program’s connection, according to teammate Riley Belcik.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Both forwards scored Wednesday, and both enhanced the opportunities of several teammates.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Still, the Braves won the series and went 4-2 over six games against the Dodgers and Cubs, their peers atop the National League’s hierarchy.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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The peer reminded me why the Party elected him in the first place—as an antidote to the soap opera of the Conservative party, which was in power at the time, and as a way to move on from Labour’s internal bickering under Jeremy Corbyn.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Then, style it with jeans to hit the town for drinks with your closest friends.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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For families At Lanai Adventure Park, located near Sensei Lana'i, A Four Seasons Resort, families and friends can bond with ziplining, e-bike tours, and challenge courses with more than 70 obstacles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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While the Rutgers sophomore Park is a native of Northern New Jersey and can easily come and go to campus from home, many of his schoolmates are from other corners of America.—
Griffin Eckstein,
NBC news,
8 May 2026
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Diana’s prep schoolmate Delissa Needham will appear in the series, speaking on camera for the first time, plus hairdresser Sam McKnight, astrologer Penny Thornton and confidante Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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