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as in classmate
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Recent Examples of schoolmate
Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Additionally, her former schoolmate, who is now an activist nun, brings disquiet to the community when she is stranded there while returning the remains of a former nun, a murder victim.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Reflecting on the value of community in womanhood, Paltrow also gave a shout-out to a celebrity schoolmate.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Additionally, her former schoolmate, who is now an activist nun, brings disquiet to the community when she is stranded there while returning the remains of a former nun, a murder victim.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Reflecting on the value of community in womanhood, Paltrow also gave a shout-out to a celebrity schoolmate.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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One character’s escape is ghostwriting love letters and pornographic stories to entertain his classmates.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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At Krop, in the 2004-2005 school year, a video of a girl having oral sex was played on a screen in front of her classmates in place of morning announcements.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Ryan stood behind most of the drills, occasionally talking to players, including former teammates Lindstrom and Zaccheaus.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, but his teammates didn’t walk away empty-handed.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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That last sentence springs straight from Melville’s first chapter — for him, and for Wilson, too, a schoolboy’s compulsion toward the sea is no different from an artist’s to make art.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Vince was a good schoolboy footballer, represented County Durham and went on trial with Middlesbrough, the club his son would later coach.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Rory is delighted when his older sister weaves a playmate for him out of flowers and words, naming her Daye.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Earlier that same month, the former Playboy playmate tried out a splash of color, adding pink streaks to her platinum hair.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Two years later, The Mirror, which follows a schoolgirl navigating Tehran alone, took top festival prizes.—
Madison Darbyshire,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Amanda Knox, the media fixture who was accused, falsely convicted and later exonerated of murdering her roommate, captivated the public on two continents in the early aughts.—
Karen Idelson,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Later, during a fleeting bonding exercise, her roommate helps Annie to belong by applying her eye makeup.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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The May 12 episode of Summer House picks up in the middle of Kyle's standoff with longtime friend and housemate Carl Radke.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The chairperson of Queens Community Board 9, Sherry Algredo, traveled to Lakhwinder’s home to offer her condolences for his housemate’s death.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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