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
Just put it in the back of the net there for my teammates.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
His comments to the media were not received well by his teammates, according to the Boston Herald's Gabrielle Starr.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
So in Game 6, when VanVleet demanded the ball, early and often, his teammates obliged.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Fergie Jenkins soaks up the adoration as the Chicago Cubs unveil his statue outside Wrigley Field
When Fergie Jenkins attended the statue dedication ceremonies for his former Chicago Cubs teammates at Wrigley Field, the thought had to cross his mind.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for teammate
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
His comments to the media were not received well by his teammates, according to the Boston Herald's Gabrielle Starr.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
So in Game 6, when VanVleet demanded the ball, early and often, his teammates obliged.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Fergie Jenkins soaks up the adoration as the Chicago Cubs unveil his statue outside Wrigley Field
When Fergie Jenkins attended the statue dedication ceremonies for his former Chicago Cubs teammates at Wrigley Field, the thought had to cross his mind.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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In the series, Graham portrays Eddie, a working-class father of two in England whose 14-year-old son (played by an excellent Owen Cooper) is arrested for murdering his female classmate.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Mahnaz’s son is a Tasmanian devil spinning his ticking time bomb energy into entrepreneurial pursuits (running a gambling ring at school), bullying classmates and yelling at any adult that interferes with his forcefield.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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But Xu and her colleagues would need far more evidence than just two people in a trial that enrolled a total of eight, so that research remains ongoing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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For these more serious cases, Soni and his colleagues work closely with the university’s mental-health center and even walk students to a counselor’s door themselves.—
Cornelia Powers,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2025
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When playing with friends or business associates, which is mostly the way the president plays the game, all sorts of favor-trading can prevail.—
Matthew Purdy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Black students, who make up the majority of the school’s population, have higher test scores, graduation rates and college acceptance rates than their peers in Sacramento City Unified.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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For a fair comparison, peer stock returns also reflect post-earnings one-day (1D) returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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