messmate

Definition of messmatenext

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Recent Examples of messmate But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot. 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
Noun
  • This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads.
    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
Noun
  • De La Warr — whose father was a childhood playfellow of Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration of the Winnie the Pooh stories — owns Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, which contains the forest known as the Hundred Acre Wood featured in the beloved children’s tales.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Malikah Auguste, a ninth-grader at Cristo Rey and an intern with Miami Lighthouse, saw the impact the visit had on her classmates.
    Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Friends and classmates cheered as Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman launched into space for a moon mission aboard Artemis II on Wednesday.
    Bryant Reed, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rory is delighted when his older sister weaves a playmate for him out of flowers and words, naming her Daye.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Earlier that same month, the former Playboy playmate tried out a splash of color, adding pink streaks to her platinum hair.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Randolph’s wife and daughter were in the courtroom gallery throughout the trial with other relatives and the sergeant’s former colleagues.
    Emerson Clarridge Updated March 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • As my colleague Sam McDowell deftly summed up last week, Royals outfielders combined in 2025 to finish last in on-base percentage, 29th in OPS (on-base plus slugging), 29th in home runs and 30th in runs.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Numbers aside, the sleeveless look had his teammates buzzing.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And to have a guy like him who understands what the competition looks like on the floor, but is still here to kind of enhance the environment, help celebrate his teammates, give his teammates wisdom.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • She gets roughed up by the homeless shelter’s resident sociopath (Lea Delaria, who is riveting) and meets comrades like the sweet Nova (Demi Lovato) and the combative Denise (Ariana DeBose), who’s as difficult as Amanda is.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Further complicating matters, Batula in January announced her separation from husband Kyle Cooke, another housemate on Bravo’s reality series.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Bailey suggests examining the journals of Blanche Glover, LaMotte’s housemate who is thought to have also been her lover.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Messmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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