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Recent Examples of playfellow
De La Warr — whose father was a childhood playfellow of Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration of the Winnie the Pooh stories — owns Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, which contains the forest known as the Hundred Acre Wood featured in the beloved children’s tales.
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Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playfellow
Noun
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Limit use to short sessions: Treat the toy like TV, fun in moderation, not a substitute for playmates.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For now, Martinez’s two granddaughters within CPS are unaware of the potential threats their classmates might face.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Their classmates and teachers were suspects, but when the FBI stepped in, all signs led towards Lauryn Licari’s mom, Kendra.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The future members of Creedence Clearwater Revival began playing together in 1959, when the Fogerty brothers were joined by schoolmates Stu Cook and Doug Clifford while growing up in El Cerrito, Calif.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their son Marcus befriends a schoolmate, Quinn Rivers, who happens to be the daughter of the fire-and-brimstone leader of the religious group.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Sep. 2019
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As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.—
Roger Angell,
The New Yorker,
6 June 2019
Noun
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Former Chiefs safety Justin Reid was watching his former teammates and offered an encouraging word.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Having his slick-fielding pal Ha-Seong Kim as a teammate again seemed to bring out the best in Jurickson Profar in their first game together with the Atlanta Braves.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even some of Barrett’s liberal colleagues have said the Constitution and the rule of law could be at risk.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wollweber and his colleagues wanted to see if the Lokiarchaea’s tubulin-like proteins behaved like the eukaryotic versions.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the reel, a border collie seems to have taken on an unusual new habit from its feline housemate.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the weeks before she was murdered, Goncalves recounted a series of unnerving events to Mortensen and a second surviving housemate, according to a police report released last month.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Playfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playfellow. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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