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
Happy, motivated teammates can achieve extraordinary results together.
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Robert Hogeboom,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Riles’s employees—his teammates—pile onto him in one big hug.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
His youth team would plant trees when a teammates’ grandparent died, and would sponsor families at Christmas.
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Alex Zietlow
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
McIlroy and Stoll were alongside the Northern Irishman’s Ryder Cup teammates to watch top men’s player, Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who was facing Nuno Borges in the second round of the tournament at Center Court.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for teammate
Robert Hogeboom,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Riles’s employees—his teammates—pile onto him in one big hug.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
His youth team would plant trees when a teammates’ grandparent died, and would sponsor families at Christmas.
—
Alex Zietlow
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
McIlroy and Stoll were alongside the Northern Irishman’s Ryder Cup teammates to watch top men’s player, Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who was facing Nuno Borges in the second round of the tournament at Center Court.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for teammate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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His faith becomes tested by his burgeoning relationship with Lilith (Skye Alyssa Friedman), a classmate who takes every opportunity to thumb her nose at the confines of religion.
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My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
Noun
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As reflected in an email thread used in the Watson case, Valentine reacted skeptically in 2019 when a colleague told her a particular hospital wanted to exit its contract with Mead Johnson.
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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.
Noun
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Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
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In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
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Complementing the peer model is Leadership Coaching, delivered through one-to-one engagements focused on executive growth, decision clarity, and performance alignment.
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Yet, despite a smattering of citations, the work is impossible to fact-check, much less peer-review.
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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