playfellow

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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. Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playfellow
Noun
  • LeBron James and new playmate Luca Dončić have given the Los Angeles Lake Show life.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn't go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stay in touch with your high school or college classmates, colleagues, and former bosses.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Levi’s law school classmate saw the post, thought the symptoms sounded familiar and told her friend, Sam’s mom, Susannah Rosenblatt, who contacted Berger.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Lilo, outcast by her schoolmates and coping with a gutting loss, felt the same way.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 2025
  • The book will be published on Tuesday and features Benny the Bobcat and his schoolmates using fashion as a way to showcase their distinct style.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
  • While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • The couple welcomed 115 guests — including many of Laine's current and former hockey teammates — for the nuptials, held at the historic Breakers resort.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Reese is tied for sixth in the league in steals (1.8) with teammate Ariel Atkins and ranks second behind the Liberty’s Jonquel Jones in defensive rebound percentage (41.6%).
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • While a council vote is not expected before December, Lee and his colleagues said in a June 10 budget memo that preliminary discussions have taken place with the Development Services Department, Mayor Todd Gloria and outdoor advertising companies.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • All about helping his colleagues be seen as experts, promoting the players, and honoring the greats.
    Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The final straw came when the woman walked into their living room and found her housemate and her boyfriend being intimate with the door open.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • Upon discovering Harper's latest betrayal, Yasmin threw some hard truths in her housemate's face, only to be burned by even harsher words herself.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 May 2025

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“Playfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playfellow. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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