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playmate

noun

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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

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Noun

Students are asked to share a meal with classmates or visit a public gathering place like a café or lounge to see how these settings can encourage conversation.

— Justin Vaughn, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
The second-year Morehouse School of Medicine students reached out to Souper Jenny and its Zadie Project charity after learning their classmates were struggling to afford food.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of classmate

Noun

The group of youngsters is led by Celebrini, housemate Will Smith, forwards Michael Misa and Igor Chernyshov, and defenseman Sam Dickinson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
If a relative or housemate seems irritable, ask what’s going on instead of working around the mood.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 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

Noun

Jayden De La Cruz, Diego Apolinar and Roman Holiday are teammates at El Camino Real, play on the same club team and also will be college teammates next year.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Seeing Williams visibly emotional, sitting on a cart with a towel draped over his face was a scary moment for Bears fans, his coaches and teammates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of teammate

Noun

The victim’s female roommate told police she had been attacked by the same person who shot the man and was able to identify him to law enforcement, according to the release.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2026
An 87-year-old Frederick, Maryland man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 63-year-old roommate.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of roommate

Noun

The passenger’s family and companions were notified, the announcement said, and local authorities were going to continue the search.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Directed by Kei Oikawa and based on the manga series by Nagano, the fantasy adventure follows Chiikawa and companions traveling to an island paradise before uncovering an ominous threat.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of companion

Noun

And then there’s my father’s brother and somebody else, a business partner.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Waltz said the administration wants to hear directly from its Gulf partners about their concerns, describing the collective meeting as an important diplomatic opportunity.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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