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playmates

noun

plural of playmate

as in classmates

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Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday nights after performing at the opera, all 25 ballet classmates would end up back at a friend’s house for a sleepover.

— Remy Rippon, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of classmates

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His hands hovered waist high, eyes watching the downturning arcs of his teammates’ shots, waiting for a pass that never came.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The fact that Haslem became a mentor for Adebayo and developed a close friendship with him during their six seasons as Heat teammates will make the moment especially meaningful.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

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Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Raman’s colleagues on the City Council have trashed her like bullies out of a boarding school novel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleagues

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But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.

— Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
More recently, a ProPublica investigation revealed that the FBI had scrutinized dealings between Collins, her associates, and a major donor who ran a defense-contracting firm.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of associates

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Yes, Googlebooks are fine companions to your Android phone, but that's about where their value proposition stops.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Some users who had developed emotional attachments complained that their AI companions suddenly felt different.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of companions

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Lubelo has also persuaded several friends to join the school, becoming something of an ambassador in a community where magic is often frowned upon and associated with witchcraft.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The series interviews two of Perry’s closest friends — industry pal Kevin Pollak, and his sister Mia Perry Bowick, who eventually became a therapist well-versed in addiction in large part because of her big brother’s struggle.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

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