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Recent Examples of messmate
But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.
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BostonGlobe.com,
10 Sep. 2019
As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.
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Roger Angell,
The New Yorker,
6 June 2019
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Sep. 2019
As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.
—
Roger Angell,
The New Yorker,
6 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmate
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There was still no news about their captain and shipmate.
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Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
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His faith becomes tested by his burgeoning relationship with Lilith (Skye Alyssa Friedman), a classmate who takes every opportunity to thumb her nose at the confines of religion.
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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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Trading McTavish netted the Ducks another $7 million to play with, and now there are indications that a worthy playmate may be headed to the trade market.
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The pandemic a handful of years ago put parents and children in the same space for extended periods, with moms and dads taking on even more concentrated roles of teacher, coach, and playmate, Price-Glynn says, evermore raising the need to talk about things like parental burnout and respite.
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As reflected in an email thread used in the Watson case, Valentine reacted skeptically in 2019 when a colleague told her a particular hospital wanted to exit its contract with Mead Johnson.
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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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Dodgers pitcher Jack Dreyer pitched a scoreless first inning before his teammate Charlie Barnes stepped and struggled to contain the A’s.
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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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But the mass rebellion Brown predicted never materialized, leaving him and his comrades trapped inside the arsenal.
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Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
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The season also introduced Garrett's teammates and housemates, John Logan (Antonio Cipriano), John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), as well as Hannah's best friend Allie (Mika Abdalla).
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What differentiates misophonia from simply wanting to snatch that bag of chips away from your crunching housemate?
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On Hansi Flick’s watch, Szczesny and Garcia are both ahead of the manager’s compatriot.
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Nathan Saliba is stepping up today for Canada after the devastating injury to compatriot Ismaël Koné earlier this group stage.
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“Messmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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