messmate

Definition of messmatenext

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Recent Examples of messmate But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019 As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate. Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmate
Noun
  • This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
    Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • De La Warr — whose father was a childhood playfellow of Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration of the Winnie the Pooh stories — owns Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, which contains the forest known as the Hundred Acre Wood featured in the beloved children’s tales.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • One character’s escape is ghostwriting love letters and pornographic stories to entertain his classmates.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • At Krop, in the 2004-2005 school year, a video of a girl having oral sex was played on a screen in front of her classmates in place of morning announcements.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Rory is delighted when his older sister weaves a playmate for him out of flowers and words, naming her Daye.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Earlier that same month, the former Playboy playmate tried out a splash of color, adding pink streaks to her platinum hair.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Diego Sanchez, operations department head for the Coast Guard's Station Atlantic City, was on a boat with four colleagues for hours Monday night looking for any signs of the missing swimmer.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • My colleague and Bay Area News Group Valkyries beat writer Nathan Canilao played for one of NorCal’s premier high school programs in Granada, and several others had similar backgrounds.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Ryan stood behind most of the drills, occasionally talking to players, including former teammates Lindstrom and Zaccheaus.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, but his teammates didn’t walk away empty-handed.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Chapter veterans from five branches of services will honor several hundred comrades from Southern California who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • Yet, none were more potent than his original comrade, Foux.
    Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The May 12 episode of Summer House picks up in the middle of Kyle's standoff with longtime friend and housemate Carl Radke.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • The chairperson of Queens Community Board 9, Sherry Algredo, traveled to Lakhwinder’s home to offer her condolences for his housemate’s death.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026

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“Messmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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