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Recent Examples of crewmate
Her flight aboard New Shepard lasted around 10 minutes, as the rocket fired its engines to propel Benthaus and her five crewmates to more than three times the speed of sound and soar past the Kármán Line.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Several astronauts were present for the hearing, including some of Isaacman’s own crewmates.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
The latter takes on the job to provide for his pregnant girlfriend, but the sea soon turns into a nightmare after a crewmate commits suicide and the captain refuses to return to shore.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Only four days long, the mission stood out for demonstrating all of the skills needed to send astronauts to the moon, including rendezvousing and docking with an Agena target and the first successful spacewalks conducted by crewmate Buzz Aldrin.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Several astronauts were present for the hearing, including some of Isaacman’s own crewmates.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
The latter takes on the job to provide for his pregnant girlfriend, but the sea soon turns into a nightmare after a crewmate commits suicide and the captain refuses to return to shore.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Only four days long, the mission stood out for demonstrating all of the skills needed to send astronauts to the moon, including rendezvousing and docking with an Agena target and the first successful spacewalks conducted by crewmate Buzz Aldrin.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crewmate
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Among the changes, the department has expanded its use of drones to monitor large brush fires, allowing crews to better detect lingering heat or embers that could reignite.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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That property is now deemed uninhabitable by the city, but power crews are working on it.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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There had also been a man-overboard situation on another boat, although thankfully the crewman was swiftly located and successfully recovered by his teammates.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2025
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The beloved character is depicted here as a promising but rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who's recruited by MI6.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Crewmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crewmate. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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