schoolmates

noun

plural of schoolmate
1
as in classmates

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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
  • In Lawrence, former Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez joined his Algerian teammates at Rock Chalk Park.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Perhaps the best thing Brissett did was earn the respect of teammates.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 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
  • One of the officers was taken to a hospital by his colleagues in a patrol car, while the other injured officer was brought to a medical facility by ambulance.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • His choice not to publicly disclose his colon cancer diagnosis meant that his death blindsided his fans and even some of his closest colleagues.
    — Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 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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