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as in classmate
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Recent Examples of schoolmate
For Musk—who had been bullied by both his schoolmates and his father—space offered the possibility of seizing the world by the lapels and announcing his greatness.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Harry How/Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne, born John Michael Osbourne in 1948 in Acton, Birmingham, left school at 15 and worked a string of odd jobs before teaming up with schoolmate Geezer Butler.
—Amanda Castro
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shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025
In the musical, Kimberly’s schoolmates (played by Grace Capeless, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Darron Hayes and Pierce Wheeler) become a little Greek chorus of show-choir nerds, trying to reconcile their adolescent angst with the problems faced by the young woman aging before their eyes.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Harry How/Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne, born John Michael Osbourne in 1948 in Acton, Birmingham, left school at 15 and worked a string of odd jobs before teaming up with schoolmate Geezer Butler.
—Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025
In the musical, Kimberly’s schoolmates (played by Grace Capeless, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Darron Hayes and Pierce Wheeler) become a little Greek chorus of show-choir nerds, trying to reconcile their adolescent angst with the problems faced by the young woman aging before their eyes.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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Meanwhile, their former friends and classmates — Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair), Jordan Li (Derek Luh and London Thor) and Emma Meyer (Lizze Broadway) — have been locked inside a high security, underground supe prison for young adults known publicly as the Elmira Adult Rehabilitation Center.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Along those lines, the NCAA maintains this limitation envisions college students who play sports entering the real world alongside their classmates, with roster spots then opening for rising freshmen.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Stolen from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft less than a year earlier, the rookie found himself on the mound for the bottom of the ninth, just as veteran teammate and fellow ex-Yankee Adam Ottavino predicted.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s the at-bat teammates and coaches gush about, though, the one Noel makes sure gets mentioned when anyone talks to him about his epic blast.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The album’s pointed cover, showing a dolorous schoolboy gripping a phone while holding a basketball, hints at the weighty revelations contained therein.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Limit use to short sessions: Treat the toy like TV, fun in moderation, not a substitute for playmates.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The four-part Adolescence follows the aftermath of the murder of a schoolgirl on the family of the child accused of the crime, with each episode shot as one continuous take.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the film’s opening scene, a white schoolgirl recites a list of the materials.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Aug. 2025
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So hot that its Bank of America Stadium roommate, the Carolina Panthers, has to be a little bit jealous.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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An eyewitness heard the shooting and then saw Byrd standing in the street with a gun while his roommate was on the ground, according to the probable cause document.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Nani was an exciting, skillful winger, and in the early part of his career in England, a one-time housemate of storied compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Following the eviction of Mickey Lee, who became the eighth housemate evicted from the house, the remaining houseguests would all at least make it to Jury House.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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