messmates

plural of messmate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmates
Noun
  • A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sitting outside the stadium, eating lunch with her classmates, J’Averi Yates, a student at Hogan Prep Elementary, had her teeth cleaned and said the best part was getting to see the football stadium.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Explore Internal Opportunities Before looking externally, investigate what colleagues in other departments or roles are doing that sparks your interest.
    Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Below, his colleagues offer first-person testimonials of that experience.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the purges of the late 1930s, a new generation of young and ambitious politicians and officials quickly arrived to take the places of Stalin’s purged comrades.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Garraty is forced to watch several of his comrades' executions while fighting for his own life with a gun to his head.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Harrell’s teammates compared his first touchdown run, which bounced off a cast of Hawks, pushing the pile to the end zone for the score, to that of Carolina Panthers’ great Cam Newton.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 1951, Husseini’s associates murdered one of his foremost rivals, King Abdullah of Jordan.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Honda One of the key elements of Honda-san’s strategy was that associates including mechanics and engineers that worked on road vehicles should also spend time in racing.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The new queen was crowned by Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024, Geyssell García, after competing with 12 compatriots who represented the departments and autonomous regions of the country.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Sadly, the midnight movie magic that befell me and my Long Treadmill compatriots will be gone from our city by then.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.
    Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Guide dogs that assist people with blindness or partial sightedness are a powerful reminder of the bond humans have formed with our four-legged companions.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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