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Recent Examples of playmate
Limit use to short sessions: Treat the toy like TV, fun in moderation, not a substitute for playmates.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
In childhood, siblings are often each other’s first friends and playmates as well as earliest rivals and competitors.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The cubs will join the other females in the lion pride after successful, careful introductions, including Mashika, a 3-year-old female and half-sister to the cubs, who is their favorite playmate.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
In childhood, siblings are often each other’s first friends and playmates as well as earliest rivals and competitors.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The cubs will join the other females in the lion pride after successful, careful introductions, including Mashika, a 3-year-old female and half-sister to the cubs, who is their favorite playmate.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 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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His classmates were allowed in.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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But sticking it out ended up being beneficial, because those classmates who laughed at his antics became his first audience.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rocha also did not take the stand, with the defense using the lead investigator on the case, Kansas City police detective Jeremy Wells, and Rocha’s housemate, Emily Ridout, as their only two witnesses.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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As each housemate was introduced, they were given an eye that would play into the dynamic later on in the game.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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For the series, Cooper took on the role of Jaime, a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a schoolmate.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Busquets filtered a pass behind the Revolution’s back line to his longtime teammate, but Messi’s effort rolled wide of the left post.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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However, what stands out to him while watching Guerrero is how his younger teammate is improving in every facet of the game, particularly in his mastery of the little things.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Police told the Idaho Statesman in an email that Nunley’s roommate contacted authorities about her disappearance.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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It’s been 18 years since Knox returned home to her Perugia, Italy apartment to find her roommate Meredith Kercher brutally stabbed to death.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 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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The companion bill, SB 371, also alters insurance requirements for drivers, reducing the mandatory coverage for accidents involving uninsured or underinsured motorists from $1 million down to $60,000 per individual and $300,000 per accident.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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Terri Sprague, Christopher Davis, Vicki Miller and Anthony Miller were sentenced for cruelty to a companion animal, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to court documents.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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