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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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Sitting outside the stadium, eating lunch with her classmates, J’Averi Yates, a student at Hogan Prep Elementary, had her teeth cleaned and said the best part was getting to see the football stadium.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Holding a Camera, Holding Dignity This truth came back to me recently in a conversation with my friend Daniel Levin, an Associate Professor of Photography at Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College and my former classmate at RIT.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Former Chiefs safety Justin Reid was watching his former teammates and offered an encouraging word.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Having his slick-fielding pal Ha-Seong Kim as a teammate again seemed to bring out the best in Jurickson Profar in their first game together with the Atlanta Braves.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
6 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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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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From quoting Maya Angelou at the Season 9 reunion to cheering like a schoolgirl at the idea of sharing a bunk bed with a costar, Stacey Rusch left a lasting impression during her inaugural season on Bravo‘s The Real Housewives of Potomac.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
14 Aug. 2025
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The caller told police she had been told Lawson had killed his roommate the night of June 9, 2024, the affidavit states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since playing Enid—who fiercely stands by roommate Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) throughout the first two seasons of the Netflix show streaming now—Myers has garnered more than 10 million Instagram followers.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
4 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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In the reel, a border collie seems to have taken on an unusual new habit from its feline housemate.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the weeks before she was murdered, Goncalves recounted a series of unnerving events to Mortensen and a second surviving housemate, according to a police report released last month.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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