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Recent Examples of playmate
LeBron James and new playmate Luca Dončić have given the Los Angeles Lake Show life.
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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
His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
If acting is play, Snook is Culkin’s favorite playmate.
—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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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
His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
If acting is play, Snook is Culkin’s favorite playmate.
—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmate
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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
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Meanwhile, their former friends and classmates — Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair), Jordan Li (Derek Luh and London Thor) and Emma Meyer (Lizze Broadway) — have been locked inside a high security, underground supe prison for young adults known publicly as the Elmira Adult Rehabilitation Center.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Along those lines, the NCAA maintains this limitation envisions college students who play sports entering the real world alongside their classmates, with roster spots then opening for rising freshmen.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nani was an exciting, skillful winger, and in the early part of his career in England, a one-time housemate of storied compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Following the eviction of Mickey Lee, who became the eighth housemate evicted from the house, the remaining houseguests would all at least make it to Jury House.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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Stolen from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft less than a year earlier, the rookie found himself on the mound for the bottom of the ninth, just as veteran teammate and fellow ex-Yankee Adam Ottavino predicted.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s the at-bat teammates and coaches gush about, though, the one Noel makes sure gets mentioned when anyone talks to him about his epic blast.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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So hot that its Bank of America Stadium roommate, the Carolina Panthers, has to be a little bit jealous.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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An eyewitness heard the shooting and then saw Byrd standing in the street with a gun while his roommate was on the ground, according to the probable cause document.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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In that small moment, Stebbins begins to see these boys as companions and not adversaries.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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