playmates

noun

plural of playmate
as in classmates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmates
  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. roommates
  4. colleagues
  5. associates
  6. companions
  7. peers
  8. friends
Noun
  • Frank Banascoe, a native of Ghana and graduate student at Iowa State, made the trip to Kansas City with more than 20 classmates.
    — 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
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • 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.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of roommates
Noun
  • 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.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Reformation is currently hiring for sales associates, sales supervisors and a store manager, according to the company website’s job postings.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
  • And in a separate ongoing civil case, the city has issued nearly two dozen subpoenas seeking a broad array of GPS and social media data on Hubbard and his associates, according to his attorney Bryan Pease.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • While the dolls were the main consumer peg, American Girl stories have been companions and history teachers alike for four decades.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Right now, there are some major discounts on cleaning companions from Ecovacs, iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and more.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • 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.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of friends
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