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
One classmate, Matt Reeves, went on to direct movies such as Cloverfield and the forthcoming Batman II.
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The show follows an investigation after a 13-year-old boy is suspected of the murder of a female classmate.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
One that isn’t a classmate, a sibling, or even a therapist, but a human-like, always supportive AI chatbot.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Musgrove bought an iPhone, MacBook Pro and Beats headphones, keeping up with some of his Grossmont High School classmates.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The show follows an investigation after a 13-year-old boy is suspected of the murder of a female classmate.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
One that isn’t a classmate, a sibling, or even a therapist, but a human-like, always supportive AI chatbot.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Musgrove bought an iPhone, MacBook Pro and Beats headphones, keeping up with some of his Grossmont High School classmates.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
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Beat overcommitment syndrome, get the right things done, and build real influence with your colleagues up, down, sideways, and diagonal—all over the organization chart.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In its history, Everybody Loves Raymond, created by Romano and Philip Rosenthal, received 15 Emmys and 69 total nominations, including for Romano, Garrett, and their colleagues Patricia Heaton, and Peter Boyle.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stolen from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft less than a year earlier, the rookie found himself on the mound for the bottom of the ninth, just as veteran teammate and fellow ex-Yankee Adam Ottavino predicted.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s the at-bat teammates and coaches gush about, though, the one Noel makes sure gets mentioned when anyone talks to him about his epic blast.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Carman Chan, founder of Click Ventures, a single-family office, similarly noted that many of her family office peers who set up businesses in Singapore are relocating back to Hong Kong.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lance Suaste, a junior at the university, was walking past the nearby Mountain Run apartments, having just been dropped off after spending the day at a friend’s house.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The conflict between Israel and Palestine was dividing friends, sparking tensions, and fueling rising acts of hostility.—
Rchin Bari,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The future members of Creedence Clearwater Revival began playing together in 1959, when the Fogerty brothers were joined by schoolmates Stu Cook and Doug Clifford while growing up in El Cerrito, Calif.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their son Marcus befriends a schoolmate, Quinn Rivers, who happens to be the daughter of the fire-and-brimstone leader of the religious group.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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