messmates

Definition of messmatesnext
plural of messmate

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Noun
  • There, the perpetrators were high school boys at a private school who had created more than 300 deepfakes of 60 of their female classmates.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And in terms of education, most of the people within my generation and my brightest classmates opted to go to the United States for their graduate studies.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Those roots deepened in 2024, when five of Sediqa’s colleagues formed a sponsor group through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, bringing our family together after three years apart.
    Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 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
  • Several teammates alluded to his ability to keep things loose in the bullpen.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In 18 minutes, Ingles totaled seven points, four rebounds and four assists while being embraced by his former teammates and coaches throughout the night.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But once the tech is in place, dealership owners are going to be all about robot sales associates.
    Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The stores are expected to create job opportunities for around 150 associates each.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This time the group will perform with its compatriots, the Danish National Girls’ Choir.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This weekend, an Italian, Kimi Antonelli, won a Formula 1 race in Japan, while compatriots Marco Bezzecchi, the motorcycle racer, and Jannik Sinner, the Grand Slam tennis champion, won their own competitions.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other traditional bean companions, such as petunias or garlic, may yet be proven effective in future studies.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • She is thrust into an extraordinary journey that will take her all the way to the surface, accompanied by her colorful, loyal and unlikely companions.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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