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
Mason said the accident caused his classmates to use more caution on the road.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
One of two 2011 movies in which Lawrence plays Anton Yelchin’s love interest, The Beaver saddles her with the role of Norah, a classmate of Yelchin’s who happens to be the valedictorian and a cheerleader and an artist and super-goofy and deeply sensitive.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Owen Cooper plays a 13-year-old named Jaime, who — despite coming from a solid home with a seemingly normal foundation — is arrested for killing a female classmate who declined his advances.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Now in their mid-30s, the former classmates are being forced to return home and finish high school once and for all.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
One of two 2011 movies in which Lawrence plays Anton Yelchin’s love interest, The Beaver saddles her with the role of Norah, a classmate of Yelchin’s who happens to be the valedictorian and a cheerleader and an artist and super-goofy and deeply sensitive.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Owen Cooper plays a 13-year-old named Jaime, who — despite coming from a solid home with a seemingly normal foundation — is arrested for killing a female classmate who declined his advances.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Now in their mid-30s, the former classmates are being forced to return home and finish high school once and for all.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
Noun
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The decision angered many progressives, who accused their colleagues of caving to the President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Eight Senate Democrats pitched the deal to their Republican colleagues with hopes of ending the shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Flagg watched teammate Naji Marshall pick Washington Wizards guard CJ McCollum’s pocket and then zoomed ahead in transition.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Our thoughts and prayers are with his girlfriend Catalina, family, friends and his teammates.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Even Springer’s hockey-playing schoolmates from Connecticut took notice.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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