playmate

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Recent Examples of playmate Snook’s presence, Fanning shared, drew her to the role of Jenny Kaminski, mother to Jacob (Tayden Jax Ryan), Marissa’s son Milo’s (Duke McCloud) intended playmate. Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 What’s hinted at is remembering and longing for the past and waking up to your own inner-playmate, no matter your age. Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for playmate
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Kohberger in July pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the grisly killings of 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, her former schoolmate, who is now an activist nun, brings disquiet to the community when she is stranded there while returning the remains of a former nun, a murder victim.
    The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Reflecting on the value of community in womanhood, Paltrow also gave a shout-out to a celebrity schoolmate.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • After Bill Belichick left the organization following the 2023 season, one of Vrabel’s old teammates – Jerod Mayo – became the Patriots’ new head coach and then suffered a difficult first season in charge, going 3-14.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Education Department concluded that the trans athlete conspired with an opposing player to have an SJSU teammate, presumably Slusser, spiked in the face during a match.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • According to police, Renteria was Certuche’s roommate.
    Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Her roommate, Jacob Piercy, had called 911 after Katlyn's daughter, Milani, alerted him that there was something wrong with her mother.
    Megan Kelly Brown, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Drones were used to help locate the teen, who had been hiking with a companion, officials said.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Like the couple, these furry companions are trapped inside this one-floor home.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026

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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmate. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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