as in colleague
a member of the same class in a school, college, or university
She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.
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Recent Examples of classmate
Her classmates notice, and seem to generally approve.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Children yelled to their classmates to drop under the church pews and flung their bodies over their friends'.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
It's currently known as the Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban, named after a Chicago teen who was killed in a shooting while protecting a high school classmate in 2007.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
When opinionated classmate Arthur (Will Price) gripes about how inclusivity has bumped men like him out of the competitive academic ranks, Maggie is quick to clap back.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Children yelled to their classmates to drop under the church pews and flung their bodies over their friends'.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
It's currently known as the Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban, named after a Chicago teen who was killed in a shooting while protecting a high school classmate in 2007.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
When opinionated classmate Arthur (Will Price) gripes about how inclusivity has bumped men like him out of the competitive academic ranks, Maggie is quick to clap back.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
Noun
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Through a colleague’s relative, Tammy and I found a family that had been separated in the chaos of emergency evacuations.—
Mandi Wright,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tributes pour in Tributes poured in from colleagues in parliament and the government, praising Parubiy's contribution to Ukraine's fight for sovereignty and independence as one of the leaders of what became known as the Euromaidan protests in 2013-14.—
Anastasiia Malenko,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Former Chiefs safety Justin Reid was watching his former teammates and offered an encouraging word.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Having his slick-fielding pal Ha-Seong Kim as a teammate again seemed to bring out the best in Jurickson Profar in their first game together with the Atlanta Braves.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The engine behind it is a peer – someone who has been there, done that and now is trained and certified to support people along the way.—
Jessica Magidson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The two men became friends, or at least acquaintances, in the late 1980s and had a falling out in 2004.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Police began their investigation by focusing on Lauryn and Owen's classmates and friends, and when the investigation stalled, the FBI eventually traced the messages to someone nobody expected.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The future members of Creedence Clearwater Revival began playing together in 1959, when the Fogerty brothers were joined by schoolmates Stu Cook and Doug Clifford while growing up in El Cerrito, Calif.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their son Marcus befriends a schoolmate, Quinn Rivers, who happens to be the daughter of the fire-and-brimstone leader of the religious group.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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