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playfellows

noun

plural of playfellow

as in playmates

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Berger Ziauddin says at the end of the week, kids present their drawings to their classmates.

— Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
The introspective movie centers on four classmates setting out to find the body of a boy who went missing in the woods.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of classmates

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All these guys, all my teammates, all my coaches, everybody in this building loves it.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Hafley came up with his point guard comparison months ago after watching film of Sieler repeatedly setting up his teammates for sack or, phrased more appropriately, dishing out assists to his teammates.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of teammates

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In interviews, eight former employees and business associates of his tech company described Hilton as a creative thinker and gifted communicator.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
According to information presented in court, fraudsters began communicating online with unsuspecting victims between April 2020 and September 2021, posing as friends, business associates or romantic partners.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of associates

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In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

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