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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.
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Even Springer’s hockey-playing schoolmates from Connecticut took notice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
As the evening gets under way, an uninvited guest arrives: a former schoolmate of Hedda’s named Thea (Imogen Poots), who, belying her mousy air, has boldly left her husband to become Eileen’s lover and collaborator.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Their son Marcus befriends a schoolmate, Quinn Rivers, who happens to be the daughter of the fire-and-brimstone leader of the religious group.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Even Springer’s hockey-playing schoolmates from Connecticut took notice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
As the evening gets under way, an uninvited guest arrives: a former schoolmate of Hedda’s named Thea (Imogen Poots), who, belying her mousy air, has boldly left her husband to become Eileen’s lover and collaborator.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Their son Marcus befriends a schoolmate, Quinn Rivers, who happens to be the daughter of the fire-and-brimstone leader of the religious group.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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After Bill Belichick left the organization following the 2023 season, one of Vrabel’s old teammates – Jerod Mayo – became the Patriots’ new head coach and then suffered a difficult first season in charge, going 3-14.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Education Department concluded that the trans athlete conspired with an opposing player to have an SJSU teammate, presumably Slusser, spiked in the face during a match.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Shaheed Aitzaz Hassan Bangash, a fifteen-year-old Pakistani schoolboy, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school, where the bomber would have killed two thousand students.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Before boarding the bus, schoolboy Harrison Higgins, who bangs the drum, literally, for Darlo, optimistically predicts a 2-1 away win.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Patience and Fortitude have a new, freaky playmate.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The father had tried to insulate his son from Jesus’ influence – understandable, considering that many legends show Jesus causing the death of his playmates or other boys who somehow irked him.—
Mary Dzon,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 2025
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An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The British Vogue cover girl, beloved by David Bailey, Terence Donovan, and Ossie Clark, met George Harrison at 19, when she was cast as a schoolgirl in 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2025
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The Globetrotters wanted Spud after college, but Blakeley sent him instead for a little USBL seasoning at Rhode Island, where his roommate was 7-7 Manute Bol.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 10,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even without my roommate (my usual go-to self-tanner assistant), my back—using a larger towel applicator—looked totally streak-free, thanks to how evenly and smoothly the glycerin-rich formula spreads.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
9 Feb. 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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But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kohberger in July pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the grisly killings of 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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