messmates

plural of messmate

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Noun
  • Other special moments included in the carousel showed Fiona walking across the track and field in her cap and gown, alongside her graduating classmates.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Elise Christopher oversaw the high school longitudinal studies at the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the Institute of Education Sciences, until she was laid off in March along with dozens of her colleagues.
    Carmela Guaglianone, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As our colleagues at Bleacher Report wrote, ticket prices for the Los Angeles Lakers surged as speculation grew that James might actually be announcing the end of his playing career.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were a lot of people, maybe more than five hundred, activists and relatives and friends and comrades.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Edwards and the surviving agents who were part of Haverford’s team spread out to Istanbul, Tehran, and Virginia to avenge their fallen comrades.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His teammates and coaches spent the day before his Game 2 start highlighting his remarkable calm.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, teammates were heartened to see Hill back at the Dolphins facility on Friday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of the defendants, Benjamin Song — a 32-year-old former Marine Corps reservist who associates described to authorities as a cult-like ringleader who opposes the government on immigration enforcement and on other matters — shot Alvarado Police Department Lt.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some areas of concern outlined in the audit overlap with the findings in an IndyStar investigation in late September, which unveiled that a top executive at the IEDC was part of decisions to award millions in grant money to entities he or two of his business associates were involved in.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hockey players aren’t known for being shy about fighting over different plays on the ice, but Wayne Gretzky and his current compatriots have learned not to come to blows.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Andy Samberg and his compatriots are revealing the surprising origins of an iconic Saturday Night Live character.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Devotees give their lives over to the dictates of their AI companions, and some even profess undying love to their digital counterparts, relationships that have led to tragedy.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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