as in classmate
a person who is on the same team as someone else
They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.
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Recent Examples of teammate
The Mercury honored Griner with a tribute video before the game, with longtime teammate Diana Taurasi sitting courtside.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Judge, however, doesn’t believe his teammates are pressing after defensive mishaps.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Tua Tagovailoa, a former teammate from Alabama, expressed excitement about Fitzpatrick’s leadership but acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding Fitzpatrick’s mindset, noting the need to rekindle their relationship.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Early on in their tenure as teammates, there hasn’t been any adversity to face just yet, but the relationship is forming into something that will prepare them for when that time comes.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Judge, however, doesn’t believe his teammates are pressing after defensive mishaps.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Tua Tagovailoa, a former teammate from Alabama, expressed excitement about Fitzpatrick’s leadership but acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding Fitzpatrick’s mindset, noting the need to rekindle their relationship.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Early on in their tenure as teammates, there hasn’t been any adversity to face just yet, but the relationship is forming into something that will prepare them for when that time comes.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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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But in April, as dozens of her colleagues would soon find out for themselves, the UT Office of Sponsored Projects informed her the project was among several the federal government had terminated.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In an email to her colleagues, Cabrera, a former immigration official, complained that the arrest team had an administrative warrant, not a judicial one.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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At social functions, friends, family and strangers often share their political opinions (which usually include plenty of misinformation).—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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Follow the buddy system by always swimming with a friend or family member.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025
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As of 2021, two-thirds of undocumented renters statewide were rent-burdened, compared to 57% of all immigrant renters and 53% of their U.S.-born peers, according to the California Immigrant Data Portal by the USC Equity Research Institute.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Unlike some of her peers who air their dirty laundry online, Saweetie has stayed relatively quiet.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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