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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 classmates
Friends and classmates, meanwhile, were being disappeared.
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Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Shortly after midnight on May 25, prosecutors said the same group of teens were driving around San Mateo pulling pranks on classmates from Hillsdale High School.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Founders Devon Sinha and Tejas Srinivasan, former Duke classmates and pro bettors who previously spent time as engineers at Amazon and Microsoft, respectively, designed the tool with broadcasters, teams, sportsbooks and consumer platforms in mind.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
Growing up with dyslexia, the 19-year-old from Jacksonville learned early to see the world differently and overcome challenges many classmates never faced.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The boys, who at the time were 16 and 17 years old, had been driving around San Mateo after midnight to play pranks on their classmates, stopping at Miceli’s house on the 1000 block of Annapolis Drive, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Dozens of troopers, many of classmates from Trainor’s academy, arranged themselves to give the trooper one of his last salutes.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
In an email to parents, Farah said a number of classmates witnessed the incident, with one pressing the emergency button and dialing 000, the emergency number for Australia, while others alerted transport authorities.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
As a graduate student at Harvard Business School in 1992, his classmates caught him tampering with votes to help elect himself president of a prestigious student organization, the Finance Club.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Shortly after midnight on May 25, prosecutors said the same group of teens were driving around San Mateo pulling pranks on classmates from Hillsdale High School.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Founders Devon Sinha and Tejas Srinivasan, former Duke classmates and pro bettors who previously spent time as engineers at Amazon and Microsoft, respectively, designed the tool with broadcasters, teams, sportsbooks and consumer platforms in mind.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
Growing up with dyslexia, the 19-year-old from Jacksonville learned early to see the world differently and overcome challenges many classmates never faced.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The boys, who at the time were 16 and 17 years old, had been driving around San Mateo after midnight to play pranks on their classmates, stopping at Miceli’s house on the 1000 block of Annapolis Drive, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Dozens of troopers, many of classmates from Trainor’s academy, arranged themselves to give the trooper one of his last salutes.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
In an email to parents, Farah said a number of classmates witnessed the incident, with one pressing the emergency button and dialing 000, the emergency number for Australia, while others alerted transport authorities.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
As a graduate student at Harvard Business School in 1992, his classmates caught him tampering with votes to help elect himself president of a prestigious student organization, the Finance Club.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmates
Noun
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People showed up the following morning for their sessions, but he and his colleagues were forced to turn them away.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Guests rub shoulders with neighborhood executives looking for an express lunch with colleagues at Il Cittadino.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Still, the Braves won the series and went 4-2 over six games against the Dodgers and Cubs, their peers atop the National League’s hierarchy.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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As a child, Simmons was overweight and suffered bullying at the hands of his peers.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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And his manager and teammates are already talking about it.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Both forwards scored Wednesday, and both enhanced the opportunities of several teammates.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The former congressman Denny Heck, of Washington State, who was elected the same year as Jeffries, became one of his earliest friends on Capitol Hill.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Active families, newlyweds, solo travelers, fit friends, long-together couples, locals meeting for drinks—there’s a lovely mix of guests staying at (and just visiting) the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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“Classmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmates. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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