schoolmates

plural of schoolmate

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Noun
  • With a PhD in applied physics from Columbia, Ranade said that in his time as a student, most of his classmates either were in finance or major tech companies like Google or Meta.
    Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Her son was able to bring back his experiences and photos to his classmates with enthusiasm.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Harrell’s teammates compared his first touchdown run, which bounced off a cast of Hawks, pushing the pile to the end zone for the score, to that of Carolina Panthers’ great Cam Newton.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Explore Internal Opportunities Before looking externally, investigate what colleagues in other departments or roles are doing that sparks your interest.
    Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Below, his colleagues offer first-person testimonials of that experience.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to Fairweather, college towns could become cheaper for students, faculty, and staff members if more inventory becomes available.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The shooting left two students dead and 21 people injured.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cost of college, meanwhile, has tripled over the last 30 years, with CollegeBoard data showing that tuition and fees costs $11,610 per year on average at public, in-state schools, and $30,780 for undergraduates from out of state.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This is a sobering back-to-school fact for college undergraduates.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
  • One researcher at Google called Chen on a Saturday night in May 2023 at the recommendation of coworkers.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Milioti tried to keep her speech short (Nate Bargatze’s countdown clock keeps on ticking), but was overcome with enthusiasm for her profession and her coworkers.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most people can read 200–400 words per minute; speed readers claim to manage roughly four times that amount.
    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Time, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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