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Recent Examples of playmate
If acting is play, Snook is Culkin’s favorite playmate.
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Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
More fascinatingly, this behavior was most commonly exhibited when the dolphin’s playmate could see it, suggesting the smile to be an intentional, friendly gesture.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly 90 percent of the open-mouth facial expressions happened when the dolphin’s playmate could see their face.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
More fascinatingly, this behavior was most commonly exhibited when the dolphin’s playmate could see it, suggesting the smile to be an intentional, friendly gesture.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly 90 percent of the open-mouth facial expressions happened when the dolphin’s playmate could see their face.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmate
Noun
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While most of his classmates aimed for free candy or Nike swag, Hill chose something different.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Identitarian anxiety crops up more subtly too: Grant wistfully recalls his desire to join his high-school classmates on their annual November deer-hunting trips, his father’s refusal to take him, and his envy of the homemade venison jerky the other boys would bring to school.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Who won safety in the BB Block Buster competition in Week 3? Kelley, Will, and Adrian were the housemates to enter the BB Block Buster competition and had one more shot at safety for the week and escape the block.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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In the background, his canine housemate remained near motionless on the sofa, calmly observing the carnage as George spun, jumped, and collided with furniture in dramatic protest.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
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If your friends, family, colleagues, schoolmates, etc. aren't there, the platform can't grow, and new members quickly become dormant.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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During their time as teammates, Gossage said Allen clued him in on the importance of every part of the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Throughout this offseason, coaches and teammates have said Woolen is hyperfocused on his craft.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The Sacramento Police Department has released body camera video of officers’ shooting of a knife-wielding man who threatened to kill his roommate and end his own life on Occidental Drive in the city’s College-Glen neighborhood.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 July 2025
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Often, roommates communicate beforehand on a general aesthetic and matching bedding, which tends to surprise many non-Southerners.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
Noun
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As with 1492: Conquest of Paradise four years earlier, Scott drinks in the majesty of open water, but the film doesn’t come fully to life until the title sequence, when the now-skilled and confident shipmates are humbled mercilessly by Mother Nature.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2024
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Eckhardt’s Senate companion bill was referred to the Finance Committee but has not yet received a hearing.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The show was created by her parents, William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, who also created the companion soap, Bold and Beautiful.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Certain parks near school campuses are open to the public after school hours and the city and district partner on after-school care, primarily for students from low-income families.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In fact, one of the actors in the scene had no idea who his scene partner would be.—
Yolanda Machado Published,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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