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Image Over the years, as Mr. Combs tended his back story, old friends and schoolmates noticed that Mount Vernon had been downgraded, with Mr. Combs emphasizing his Harlem roots above all else.
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Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Elisabeth, grasping for a reminder of her worth now that she’s seen the way people fawn over Sue’s youth and beauty, makes a date with a former schoolmate.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Confectionery whizz kid Maria is unsettled when her former schoolmate Verity joins a focus group for one of her creations.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After Dylan is accused of being involved in the disappearance of a schoolmate, Florence resorts to a series of increasingly problematic tactics to prove his innocence.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
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Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Elisabeth, grasping for a reminder of her worth now that she’s seen the way people fawn over Sue’s youth and beauty, makes a date with a former schoolmate.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Confectionery whizz kid Maria is unsettled when her former schoolmate Verity joins a focus group for one of her creations.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After Dylan is accused of being involved in the disappearance of a schoolmate, Florence resorts to a series of increasingly problematic tactics to prove his innocence.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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Stay in touch with your high school or college classmates, colleagues, and former bosses.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Levi’s law school classmate saw the post, thought the symptoms sounded familiar and told her friend, Sam’s mom, Susannah Rosenblatt, who contacted Berger.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Fox News Digital reported on June 24 that the Mountain West hired the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher (WFG) to investigate allegations against Blaire Fleming of conspiring with an opponent to have teammate Brooke Slusser harmed during an Oct. 3 game.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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As if that weren’t enough to keep Messi and his teammates busy, the month-long Leagues Cup, which pits MLS vs. Mexico’s Liga MX, kicks off in late-July.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Although still a schoolboy preparing for his GCSEs, Monga was registered as an academy player and, as such, a club couldn’t approach him or his family officially.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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Roberts, who often looked to me like an English schoolboy—rumpled shirt, rep tie—had worked with Tina to transform the British magazine Tatler from a staid society rag into a place of mischief.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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LeBron James and new playmate Luca Dončić have given the Los Angeles Lake Show life.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn't go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.—
Jenna Autuori-Dedic,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2025
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Silent Hill f will follow Shimizu Hinako, a schoolgirl from the fictional regional Japanese town of Ebisugaoka, as her town is consumed by the series' signature fog.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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All of that parliamentary time, all of that effort, just to deter the schoolgirls of England from falling in love with each other in double maths.—
Claire Lynch
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Since his villa roommates voted to oust him over the controversial Huda Mustafa and Taylor Williams, Charlie has been in a Fiji hotel room watching Netflix — and also catching up on the dozen Season 7 episodes in which the actor/model appeared.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Whitten kept trying to get his old roommate in the door.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 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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The final straw came when the woman walked into their living room and found her housemate and her boyfriend being intimate with the door open.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Upon discovering Harper's latest betrayal, Yasmin threw some hard truths in her housemate's face, only to be burned by even harsher words herself.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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