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The student government at a Catholic school in Queens, New York denied their classmates the opportunity to start a Turning Point USA chapter on campus last November.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
If my daughter hangs out with classmates, teammates or family friends, her best friend becomes mean toward her.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
His bleak existence shifts when a fight with a classmate is accidentally streamed online and goes viral.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
On May 2, 1995, Davis is believed to have left Spanish Fork High School during lunchtime with Olsen, who was a classmate, and another person Olsen has never identified, police said, according to Deseret News.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
If my daughter hangs out with classmates, teammates or family friends, her best friend becomes mean toward her.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
His bleak existence shifts when a fight with a classmate is accidentally streamed online and goes viral.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
On May 2, 1995, Davis is believed to have left Spanish Fork High School during lunchtime with Olsen, who was a classmate, and another person Olsen has never identified, police said, according to Deseret News.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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classmate
noun
class·mate
ˈklas-ˌmāt 
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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