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Instead of staying put, these students would often move around the room, lending a hand to classmates who needed extra support.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Both times, the girl continued punching her classmate, according to the complaint.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
His classmates were from all walks of life and all of them drew inspiration from their respective heritage.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Keaton also starred alongside Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler in 1996's The First Wives Club, which followed three college friends who reunite for the first time in years at the funeral of their former classmate, who flung herself from her balcony.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Both times, the girl continued punching her classmate, according to the complaint.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
His classmates were from all walks of life and all of them drew inspiration from their respective heritage.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Keaton also starred alongside Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler in 1996's The First Wives Club, which followed three college friends who reunite for the first time in years at the funeral of their former classmate, who flung herself from her balcony.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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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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