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Elisabeth, grasping for a reminder of her worth now that she’s seen the way people fawn over Sue’s youth and beauty, makes a date with a former schoolmate.
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Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Confectionery whizz kid Maria is unsettled when her former schoolmate Verity joins a focus group for one of her creations.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After Dylan is accused of being involved in the disappearance of a schoolmate, Florence resorts to a series of increasingly problematic tactics to prove his innocence.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Their family, unlike the families of most of Lilian’s schoolmates, lived not in an apartment building with central heating and running water but in a one-room cottage, which was no more than a shack.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Confectionery whizz kid Maria is unsettled when her former schoolmate Verity joins a focus group for one of her creations.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After Dylan is accused of being involved in the disappearance of a schoolmate, Florence resorts to a series of increasingly problematic tactics to prove his innocence.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Their family, unlike the families of most of Lilian’s schoolmates, lived not in an apartment building with central heating and running water but in a one-room cottage, which was no more than a shack.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolmate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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schoolmate
noun
school·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a companion at school
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