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playmates

noun

plural of playmate
as in classmates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmates
  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. roommates
  4. colleagues
  5. associates
  6. companions
  7. peers
  8. friends
Noun
  • At least three students were killed and about 20 others injured in an attack at a public high school in Tacloban, where two classmates opened fire on campus.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One of Madison's teachers at North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark read tributes written by her classmates.
    — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • Each had one arm around the other as friends and teammates do.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Swift was nominated for five Emmys — and the ceremony was scheduled the same night that new husband Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates opened a new NFL season at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 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
  • Kyl rose to a leadership position during his last full term in the Senate, when his Republican colleagues selected him as minority whip.
    — JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Wixted and his colleagues have found that confidence in court is a poor indicator of a witness’s accuracy.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • It’s been commonly accepted that American corporations and individuals pay for young associates with prestigious credentials an alarmingly high billable hour to complete non-legal tasks.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • The player’s dining companions included his wife, Mariah Riddlesprigger, as well as hospitality guru David Grutman, who owns the Japanese steakhouse with Bad Bunny.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The remains of Smith's two backcountry companions, Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and John Giusti, 46, both of Granbury, Texas, were found earlier.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • Adding value to raw materials, which South Africa already does to a greater extent than its African peers, is the goal of countries across the continent.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In academic performance, boys lag well behind girls in elementary school, high school, and college, where female undergraduates now outnumber their male peers roughly 2 to 1.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of friends
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“Playmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmates. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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