messmates

plural of messmate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmates
Noun
  • On the date of the incident, Dylan and her classmates were on a training platform about 16 feet below the surface.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • My kindergarten classmates tended to gravitate towards calligraphy, swimming, ballet and English conversation classes, but I would rather be caught dead than do anything that involved ‘learning together’.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Konner likes to keep her colleagues close and have multiple balls in the air.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Since the start of the budget season, one Milwaukee Common Council member has been calling on his colleagues to consider defunding downtown's streetcar, also known as the Hop.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, some of his comrades don’t receive him warmly.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His Pumas teammates and coach know how important the dog is to Ramsey.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Baer and his teammates took the field, looking to pull off a game-tying or winning drive.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Palantir Founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel and several associates, the data analytics firm provides services for several government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service and the Army.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The crime family members and associates allegedly received a portion of the winnings in exchange for their participation, the indictment said.
    Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her friend Jordan Firstman rounds out the main cast as Charlie, a celebrity stylist, and other compatriots will appear in cameos throughout the season.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike his more famous literary compatriots, Milan Kundera and Josef Skvorecky, Klima stuck around in Czechoslovakia, despite being forbidden from publishing for 20 years.
    Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These companions help the Commander out during their quest, but sometimes, a situation may change depending on which companions are currently active.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But while many edibles and ornamentals make good companions for apples and other fruit trees, some plants just don't belong in your backyard orchard.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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