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roommates

noun

variants also roomies
plural of roommate
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as in housemates

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Recent Examples of roommates 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommates
  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. colleagues
  4. coworkers
  5. associates
  6. partners
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
  • Several teammates huddled outside the medical tent while Dart was inside, no doubt worried about the status of their starting quarterback.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Jayden De La Cruz, Diego Apolinar and Roman Holiday are teammates at El Camino Real, play on the same club team and also will be college teammates next year.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For The Times) In the other new study, Taylor and his colleagues looked along the banks of rivers running through the cities of Bakersfield and Coalinga.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Messaging apps make switching harder when friends, family and coworkers depend on them.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Messaging platforms make switching harder when friends, family and coworkers depend on them.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of coworkers
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
  • Nor was there clear coordination with the speaker's private security team and external law enforcement partners, the report said.
    — MICHAEL R. SISAK, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • If your financial partners prioritize a rapid ROI timeline over your foundational compliance and operational metrics, their funding will ultimately become a liability to your core mission.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of partners

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“Roommates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommates. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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