messmates

Definition of messmatesnext
plural of messmate

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Noun
  • The outlet reported that a funeral service for the four family members took place Tuesday night, where Jeremiah met with family and friends, including his son’s friends and classmates.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The Florida Department of Education estimates that 75% of children who enter kindergarten behind will never catch up to their classmates.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Last year, following Hoda Kotb's January 2025 departure, the fourth hour of the morning show was retitled Today With Jenna & Friends, and saw Hager joined by a rotating cast of A-listers and colleagues to help her anchor the program.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Directed by Naohito Takahashi, the 25-episode run of Berserk takes on some of the manga’s most memorably chapters — from the introduction of its gruff, greatsword-swinging antihero Guts and his warrior comrades in the Band of the Hawk to their ultimate fate upon encountering a massive demon army.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Our thoughts and prayers are with his girlfriend Catalina, family, friends and his teammates.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Antetokounmpo received plenty of help from his teammates Friday night.
    Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • From May 2020 to January 2022, Vazquez, Highsmith and several associates submitted fraudulent applications to financial institutions and the Small Business Administration.
    Chase Jordan January 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Now, more than 100 active members and 350 associates share a common purpose — to increase art appreciation in the community and support the Lowe Art Museum.
    Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, a junior minister at the Interior Ministry, expressed misgivings Wednesday that some of the Clooneys’ new French compatriots may think that the star couple was granted special treatment.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • All of a Sudden Japanese Oscar-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi followed in the footsteps of compatriots Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Hirokazu Kore-eda to shoot his latest picture in Paris, with some scenes shot in Kyoto.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Google Gemini and ChatGPT are both found in the classroom and in the workplace, and don’t, for the most part, purport to be companions.
    Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Messmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmates. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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