playmates

plural of playmate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmates
Noun
  • While studying the performing arts, his classmates included the likes of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, according to his family’s biography.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • Edmon said graduating high school can be especially difficult for youth who have experienced foster care and housing instability because many have had to repeatedly adjust to new schools, teachers, and classmates.
    Terrance Friday, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Dodgers teammates wore his number on their caps.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • The 6-6 playmaker displayed his versatility on both ends, knocking down shots, creating for teammates and making an impact defensively against top competition from around the world.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
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
Noun
  • Kemp hasn’t been as forceful on the issue as some GOP colleagues would have liked.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • Friends and colleagues still regularly drop off fresh finds.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Many of the emails in the Epstein files had the names of his contacts and associates redacted.
    Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Entire management philosophies were built around optimizing the relationship between partners, associates, utilization, and realization.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • So, the two were fitting companions in a tribute to jewelry’s earliest origins.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • The corgi mascot is a nod to Queen Elizabeth II, who loved the breed and was known to keep many as companions throughout her reign.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Bonnie herself has grown in subsequent sequels, and now Toy Story 5 finds her as a shy 8-year-old struggling to balance her affection for vintage dolls like Jessie with the shinier tech her peers prefer.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • When David Cordani hands over the title of Cigna CEO to Brian Evanko on July 1, the triathlete will be ending the longest leadership run of any of his industry peers.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • For the admiral, this has always been a revenge mission against the Sea Snake, the man who has ruled the Narrow and Summer Seas for far too long, killing her friends along the way.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • AIs will be our friends, our confidants, our therapists, our doctors, our employees, our business partners—and yes, in many cases, our romantic partners and lovers.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
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