messmates

plural of messmate

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Noun
  • And the larger her following became, the more curious her classmates became.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to implicate classmates who cheated on an exam.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jourdan’s colleagues tracked down and reconstructed the exact make and model of radio used by Earhart and the Itasca vessel, which was waiting for the pilot off the shores of Howland Island.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In a letter to Variety staff, Sobrino-Stearns expressed gratitude to her colleagues past and present.
    William Earl, Variety, 28 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
  • Kerr and his coaching staff also have more associates who can access data that wasn’t available during his career.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The new labor alliance would represent over 300 museum staffers, a workforce composed of curators, educators, guest relations associates and more.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 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
  • Scientists have long known that dogs make wonderful companions, offering emotional support and even measurable health benefits to their human owners.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Users pay a monthly subscription fee starting at about $8 to chat with custom AI companions.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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