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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
Gavin Owens said some of his classmates can’t seem to stop gambling.
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Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
A student who has difficulty reading aloud might be asked to read to one of their classmates, for example.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Money raised from the café helps pay for field trips for classmates who might not otherwise be able to afford them.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Former classmates also praised his career and performance.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
Kai is trustworthy, dependable, and generous with his time, helping classmates with editing and lighting while mediating creative disagreements with tact.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Madigan embodied the role of Gladys, giving a phenomenally creepy portrayal of the great-aunt of a young boy whose classmates go missing overnight.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Kalshi, founded in 2018 by Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour as MIT classmates, allows users to trade contracts tied to real world outcomes in areas as diverse as weather, sports, pop culture, economics, and politics.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
For instance, during a three-week outpatient internal medicine rotation, my classmates and I did not receive any formal training on nutrition or lifestyle counseling, despite the fact that primary care visits are a key touchpoint for discussing behavioral changes with patients.
—Lauren Rice, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026
Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
A student who has difficulty reading aloud might be asked to read to one of their classmates, for example.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Money raised from the café helps pay for field trips for classmates who might not otherwise be able to afford them.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Former classmates also praised his career and performance.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
Kai is trustworthy, dependable, and generous with his time, helping classmates with editing and lighting while mediating creative disagreements with tact.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Madigan embodied the role of Gladys, giving a phenomenally creepy portrayal of the great-aunt of a young boy whose classmates go missing overnight.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Kalshi, founded in 2018 by Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour as MIT classmates, allows users to trade contracts tied to real world outcomes in areas as diverse as weather, sports, pop culture, economics, and politics.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
For instance, during a three-week outpatient internal medicine rotation, my classmates and I did not receive any formal training on nutrition or lifestyle counseling, despite the fact that primary care visits are a key touchpoint for discussing behavioral changes with patients.
—Lauren Rice, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmates
Noun
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Liberal Democrat lawmaker Liam McArthur, who drew up the Scottish bill, had urged colleagues to back it.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Talarico has criticized his Republican colleagues in the Texas state legislature for allegedly being in the pockets of the petroleum industry.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In one study cited in the review, adolescent athletes with poor mental health and well-being were one-and-a-half times more likely to sustain an injury compared with their peers without mental health problems.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Petzold had arrived arrogant and entitled; confronted by the technical ability and imagination of his peers, he was humbled, then stultified.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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He’s known as someone who could raise the tide of an entire defense based on his football IQ and his propensity for getting his teammates properly aligned.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The teammates, coaches, staff, and fans made those years unforgettable.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Your steady nature sets a calm pace, so friends feel safe bringing ideas, and the plan grows at a sustainable rhythm.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Residents in houses gathered on rooftops and hung out of windows, with one girl with her leg outside tossing beers down from the second story to her friends on the porch.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Classmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmates. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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