messmates

Definition of messmatesnext
plural of messmate

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Noun
  • Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at an exclusive private school in Pennsylvania received probation Wednesday after dozens of victims described the images' traumatizing effect on them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Districts may also discipline students who assault their classmates at a bus stop under the bill.
    Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The director of aviation, Haley Gentry, makes the most compared to her department colleagues.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • He’s still based at Salt Lake City International, where his 20-year-old daughter works as a TSA agent, and says that seeing his former colleagues struggling is difficult.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • She gets roughed up by the homeless shelter’s resident sociopath (Lea Delaria, who is riveting) and meets comrades like the sweet Nova (Demi Lovato) and the combative Denise (Ariana DeBose), who’s as difficult as Amanda is.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • He was mobbed by teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.
    Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Wednesday night was a comfort zone, one evident to teammates, as the Heat snapped a five-game losing streak.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Court documents show the suspects allegedly lured a private driver, who was hired by Arnold, and his two associates to an apartment in Tampa.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • His case grew out of a broader Miami indictment filed in 2018 that charged eight associates with looting PDVSA, including senior executives and lawyers.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Lead with respect — for yourself and your compatriots.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • So, too, with the growing legions of lonely people who outsource their emotional needs to AI companions.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the suits claim that anthropomorphic chatbots, while engaging with users as platonic and romantic companions, acted as potent suicide coaches, helping teenagers and adults alike write suicide notes and plan their deaths.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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