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Recent Examples of schoolmate
While the Rutgers sophomore Park is a native of Northern New Jersey and can easily come and go to campus from home, many of his schoolmates are from other corners of America.
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Griffin Eckstein,
NBC news,
8 May 2026
He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed.
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Leah Willingham,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Diana’s prep schoolmate Delissa Needham will appear in the series, speaking on camera for the first time, plus hairdresser Sam McKnight, astrologer Penny Thornton and confidante Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
He and his old Shelton schoolmate Brian Reilly (who is credited as producer, assistant editor and unit production manager on this film) started their KT Pictures company around eight years ago.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Griffin Eckstein,
NBC news,
8 May 2026
He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed.
—
Leah Willingham,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Diana’s prep schoolmate Delissa Needham will appear in the series, speaking on camera for the first time, plus hairdresser Sam McKnight, astrologer Penny Thornton and confidante Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay.
—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
He and his old Shelton schoolmate Brian Reilly (who is credited as producer, assistant editor and unit production manager on this film) started their KT Pictures company around eight years ago.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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His faith becomes tested by his burgeoning relationship with Lilith (Skye Alyssa Friedman), a classmate who takes every opportunity to thumb her nose at the confines of religion.
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My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
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During The Huns’ audition at the Cellar, Nugent was standing next to club owner/promoter Paul Sampson, who was skeptical of the group’s Catholic schoolboy looks — braces, short haircuts and all.
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In this February 1981 photo, a schoolboy gave Diana a daffodil and kissed her hand during her visit to Cheltenham.
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Dodgers pitcher Jack Dreyer pitched a scoreless first inning before his teammate Charlie Barnes stepped and struggled to contain the A’s.
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Koné, 24, could be seen hobbling onto the field on his good leg to celebrate with his teammates after Stephen Eustáquio scored a game-winning shot in extra time.
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Two years later, The Mirror, which follows a schoolgirl navigating Tehran alone, took top festival prizes.
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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.
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Trading McTavish netted the Ducks another $7 million to play with, and now there are indications that a worthy playmate may be headed to the trade market.
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The pandemic a handful of years ago put parents and children in the same space for extended periods, with moms and dads taking on even more concentrated roles of teacher, coach, and playmate, Price-Glynn says, evermore raising the need to talk about things like parental burnout and respite.
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Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
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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.
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If that’s you, then your roommate can use it on the Basic plan with no upgrade needed.
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Think the college roommate who referred you for your first real job, the sorority sister who made one phone call that opened a door no resume could have or the former colleague who vouched for you at exactly the right moment.
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While the pope is from Chicago, Philadelphia claims him too – as an undergraduate alum of nearby Villanova University.
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During the same period, the average debt for in-state students has declined from about $29,000 to about $17,000, according to UC’s undergraduate affordability dashboard which was updated in June 2026.
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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