housemates

Definition of housematesnext
plural of housemate
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Noun
  • Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Former classmates from Brooklyn’s Erasmus High, Diamond and Barbra Streisand joined forces for this chart-topping duet after each had already recorded the tune on their own.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Morin hadn’t scored any goals in the regular season, but already has two in the playoffs, which has been a massive help for her and her teammates.
    Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
  • That’s a rarity for Edwards, who has become the voice of the Mighty Macs, consistently leading the team and pushing her teammates to keep getting better.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The combination of the shutdown, colleagues’ retirements, and policy changes had left her depleted and often physically sick.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Europe’s jet fuel supplies are even lower, according to analyst Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby and her colleagues.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • For work settings, discreet and silent fidgets are designed to keep your hands busy without distracting coworkers.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • Murphy said some of her coworkers went outside to bang pots and pans in support of the detainees on the ground.
    Lauren Linder, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The department released the files after the deadline passed and has faced criticism for removing or not releasing some documents and simultaneously failing to redact the names of numerous Epstein victims while redacting the names of some of Epstein’s friends and associates.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The tools, built on data from past purchases, preferences and browsing behavior, will enable associates to provide more informed and engaging service tailored to individual customers.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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“Housemates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemates. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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