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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 classmates
Frank Banascoe, a native of Ghana and graduate student at Iowa State, made the trip to Kansas City with more than 20 classmates.
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Latif Love
july 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
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Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Mothers and female relatives sat beside the bodies throughout the night while classmates and friends of the victims stood nearby in tears.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Alex is sure that winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his cockapoo, Kevin, will finally impress his classmates.
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Diane Debrovner,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Technology has democratized opportunity in ways my second-grade classmates could never have imagined.
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Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Not surprisingly, his classmates in Toronto, where his family settled in the 1960s, teased him.
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Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
In this end-of-the-world scenario, Jack thrives on junk food and video games while gathering a squad of classmates to fight of zombies and monsters.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 June 2026
My classmates and their parents couldn’t point to Iran on a map.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Latif Love
july 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Mothers and female relatives sat beside the bodies throughout the night while classmates and friends of the victims stood nearby in tears.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Alex is sure that winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his cockapoo, Kevin, will finally impress his classmates.
—
Diane Debrovner,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Technology has democratized opportunity in ways my second-grade classmates could never have imagined.
—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Not surprisingly, his classmates in Toronto, where his family settled in the 1960s, teased him.
—
Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
In this end-of-the-world scenario, Jack thrives on junk food and video games while gathering a squad of classmates to fight of zombies and monsters.
—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 June 2026
My classmates and their parents couldn’t point to Iran on a map.
—
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmates
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The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.
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As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.
Noun
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them.
Noun
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Koné, 24, could be seen hobbling onto the field on his good leg to celebrate with his teammates after Stephen Eustáquio scored a game-winning shot in extra time.
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Folarin Balogun’s teammates came to his defense after the USA World Cup star was given a red card during the team’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night.
Noun
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Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
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Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
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“Classmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmates. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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