schoolmates

noun

plural of schoolmate
1
as in classmates

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2
as in schoolfellows

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmates
  1. classmates
  2. students
  3. teammates
  4. undergraduates
  5. colleagues
  6. readers
  7. roommates
  8. pupils
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Burke later bought Rivas Hernandez a new phone and paid one of her classmates $1,000 to deliver it after her parents confiscated her original phone so the pair could remain in contact.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 23 July 2026
  • Prince George, who turned 13 on Wednesday, will join classmates at the all-boys boarding school, which holds a deep significance for the British Royal Family and has a long-standing dress code for all of its students, royal or not.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • As artificial intelligence expands across K-12 schools, Massachusetts announced a new $500,000 public-private investment in AI applied learning opportunities for hundreds of students, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • There are also examples of schools that reject students with academic or behavioral struggles.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of students
Noun
  • As an attacking midfielder and point guard of the attack, Bethune consistently serves excellent balls to her teammates, especially Chawinga.
    — PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Rather than replacing human pilots, these drones are designed to work as teammates, extending the capabilities of aircraft such as the F-35 and the future Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • Nearly three-quarters of Northwestern undergraduates end up combining two or more fields.
    — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • One study in Brazil determined that undergraduates who used AI for studying performed significantly worse on a surprise test than those who studied without AI.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of undergraduates
Noun
  • Riding the wall, Volkwine shot through a turn and launched several feet into the air above the half-pipe, landing lightly beside his colleagues.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • Steve has traveled around the world digging up dinosaurs and, working with many international colleagues, has named more than 15 new species, including the tyrannosaur 'Pinocchio rex' (Qianzhousaurus) and the raptor Zhenyuanlong.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • The book series has expanded into eight novels, and Peacock has ordered a live-action adaptation that has readers excited to see the world come to life.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • Our conversation gave me—and hopefully by extension, readers—new insight into Loch Lomond, a quiet powerhouse producing whiskies a bit unlike any others on the market.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of roommates
Noun
  • District 33 also plans to use McAuley as a living educational resource, allowing pupils to come tour it and learn about the history of a one-room schoolhouse.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • The school says around 75% of its prep pupils participate in some form of boarding to gradually prepare for full-time boarding schools.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of pupils
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