playmate

noun

Definition of playmatenext
as in playfellow

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Recent Examples of playmate Pepper’s slow pace, long pauses before taking a turn, and apparent determination to win often clashed with participants’ expectations of how a human-like playmate should behave. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 The criticism came amid the former Playboy playmate's recent Instagram post, which provided an update on her weight loss journey with the telehealth company Effecty. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 Laith is starved for playmates and nurturing male company, self-conscious of his awkward position as the sole male in an otherwise all-female environment. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 17 May 2026 While moisture and glue are typically not good playmates, vinyl, peel and stick, and non-woven wallpapers can easily withstand the splashes and steam of daily use. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for playmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmate
  1. classmate
  2. housemate
  3. schoolmate
  4. teammate
  5. roommate
  6. shipmate
  7. companion
  8. partner
Noun
  • When her Sacramento school lost air conditioning during a 116-degree heatwave, fourth grader Natalie Rubio watched classmates eat lunch outside in dangerous temperatures.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a serial killer is haunting the streets of Los Angeles and targeting their classmates.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • Julie Chen Moonves returned to host another live eviction of Big Brother, where a second housemate exited the house.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • Simple words with a sibling or housemate work better than guesses.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
Definition of housemate
Noun
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate
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  • Entering in the bottom of the sixth with the Mets up 4-3, Yan entered the game in relief of right-hander Christian Scott to face pinch-hitter Angel Martinez, a friend of his and a teammate from the Dominican winter league.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As a Flamengo defender attempted to pass the ball to a teammate, the blue-and-yellow bird dove straight toward him, sending the startled teen crashing to the ground in a panic.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • But instead, Allie’s Black roommate (Quintessa Swindell) appears only to register as a lesbian visually… before eventually exiting the plot and babysitting the child next door.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Thayne Alan Smika disappeared in 1986, after a grand jury in Colorado declined to charge him in the death of his roommate Sid Wells.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of roommate
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • Lasso’s companion for Biscuits with the Boss sold a portion of the team to the public and heard a pitch from her best friend, PR extraordinaire Keeley Jones (Juno Temple), about a women's team.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But little doubt remains that Betelgeuse B exists, and now the big question is what impact the companion star will have on Betelgeuse’s future transition to supernova.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of companion
Noun
  • The deal ends in 2029, leaving MLS to decide whether to renew with Apple or pursue other partners.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of replacing pilots, the technology aims to act as a mission partner that can process information faster and execute complex maneuvers when every second matters.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of partner

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