playmates

noun

plural of playmate
as in classmates

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  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. roommates
  4. colleagues
  5. associates
  6. companions
  7. peers
  8. friends
Noun
  • According to the lawsuit, Said was assigned to interview child survivors who witnessed the killings of their classmates.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Afghanistan was still a conservative society shaped by years of conflict, and students knew that certain questions could be misunderstood, draw unwanted attention or upset teachers and classmates.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • Every time a player screwed up, the coaching staff and his teammates received a text message, calling out both the infraction and the guilty party.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The infielder and his teammates had earned it Wednesday with a 4-3, 11-inning victory that secured more than a sweep of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of roommates
Noun
  • The owner of her own law firm, Campione was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2010 and was unanimously selected by her colleagues to serve as Commission Chair in 2018.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Geneticist Shigeki Nakagome of Trinity College Dublin and his colleagues analyzed 13 bone samples previously collected from an archaeological site at Camarones in northern Chile.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Detectives are asking anyone who knew him or has information about his friends, associates or recent activities to come forward.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomberg’s reporting on Betancourt is based on interviews with his business associates, government officials and advisers familiar with his work.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • Plus, beloved companions like Pascal and more are taking center stage in playful designs.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His physical charms distract companions from the desperation of his internal plight.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • Coverage of the Arday story was out of proportion to his position in society, reflecting the higher standard to which people of color are held when compared with their white peers, Vernon said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • So Geuder was not surprised when Shaffer was elected one of three team captains by his peers.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of friends
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