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
Morgan Rielly seized it and sent teammates Auston Matthews and William Nylander on a two-on-one rush, which resulted in a Matthews goal in Igor Shesterkin’s net.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Multiple women who competed alongside Thomas that season, both UPenn teammates and competitors from other schools, have spoken out about their experience sharing the pool and locker room with Thomas.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
While Houston was showing humility for his big start in an interview in the locker room Sunday, he was cut off by Williams, one of his defensive line teammates.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Her brother Tad was teammates with Maye Football has long been a part of Hudson’s life as her father played football for Wofford College and her younger brother, Tad, played for the UNC Tar Heels.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Multiple women who competed alongside Thomas that season, both UPenn teammates and competitors from other schools, have spoken out about their experience sharing the pool and locker room with Thomas.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
While Houston was showing humility for his big start in an interview in the locker room Sunday, he was cut off by Williams, one of his defensive line teammates.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Her brother Tad was teammates with Maye Football has long been a part of Hudson’s life as her father played football for Wofford College and her younger brother, Tad, played for the UNC Tar Heels.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
Noun
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Instead of staying put, these students would often move around the room, lending a hand to classmates who needed extra support.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Both times, the girl continued punching her classmate, according to the complaint.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a time where women are adopting AI tools at a 25% lower rate than men, Pinterest’s Chief People Officer Doniel Sutton advises her female colleagues to lean in.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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In a 2021 update that incorporated additional factors into the simulations, DeConto and colleagues revised that estimate sharply downward, projecting less than 40 centimeters of sea-level rise by the century’s end under high-emission scenarios.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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The following morning, Speak discovered his friend after arriving at his house to pick him up, the intention being to take him to Manchester Airport for a flight to Dubai.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time on the show, the friends and family members selected by each celebrity contestant for their dedications will join them on the ballroom floor.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Its ready-to-wear and accessories division has also proved a solid earner, with sales rising 6 percent in the first half, helping the company outperform its sector peers.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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On a Thursday afternoon, Burke and her peer color guard members, Caroline Pilla and Lenore Pratt, took a brief midterms study break to chat with PEOPLE about why Belichick’s first year as head coach feels so different.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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