as in classmate
a person who is on the same team as someone else
They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.
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Recent Examples of teammate
How teammates respond when a superstar is sidelined provides insight on multiple levels.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
For most young athletes, encouragement might come from a coach or a handful of teammates.
—Ryan Brennan
april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Brandon Hagel had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fight, and teammate Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa Bay.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Forsberg and his defensive teammates did their part.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
For most young athletes, encouragement might come from a coach or a handful of teammates.
—Ryan Brennan
april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Brandon Hagel had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fight, and teammate Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa Bay.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Forsberg and his defensive teammates did their part.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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At the vigil, Pierre’s family joined by dozens of friends, classmates and activists at the teen’s high school, Eagle Academy of Southeast Queens, before setting off down Merrick Blvd.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and community leaders called for a citywide reckoning on stopping domestic violence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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In a follow-up email to ARTnews, Lord and Teng, the gallery’s two managing partners, said that Marian Goodman Gallery was not immune to market forces, much like its colleagues.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Occasionally, his wife, friends, or colleagues lend a hand.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Now she’s been coaxed out of retirement to make her mark in online criticism, at the urging of her close personal friend, the novelist and New Yorker contributor Paul Rudnick.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Matt Shaw of the Chicago Cubs took on a stunning amount of hate for attending the memorial service of his close friend, Charlie Kirk, following his assassination.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Many of those workers were let go as programs that were not deemed life-saving were canceled — this includes community health workers going door-to-door to check on patients and facilitators who ran peer-support groups for HIV-positive teens.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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