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
The two men continue with their energetic routine as the camera cuts to some fellow Bananas and Animals teammates who don’t seem to be feeling it.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Irving has continued to stay engaged with the Mavs fanbase and has supported his teammates on and off the court.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Defenseman Radko Gudas got an assist on the Czechs’ first score while NHL teammate Lukas Dostal turned away 37 shots in goal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Eight years ago, at the Winter Games in South Korea, Diggins made history in this event, capturing the gold medal along with then-teammate Kikkan Randall.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Irving has continued to stay engaged with the Mavs fanbase and has supported his teammates on and off the court.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Defenseman Radko Gudas got an assist on the Czechs’ first score while NHL teammate Lukas Dostal turned away 37 shots in goal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Eight years ago, at the Winter Games in South Korea, Diggins made history in this event, capturing the gold medal along with then-teammate Kikkan Randall.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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Not long after, the boy who had participated in teasing his classmates spoke up and asked for accountability, Shenker said.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Eboni Silas’ family, friends and former classmates on Monday gathered outside the Kansas City nightclub where she was killed over the weekend.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Schanelec shoots exclusively in the natural habitats of Thomas (a construction worker) and Carla (a nursery school teacher), introducing a handful of their friends and colleagues along the way.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Welch was a lawyer at a prominent Boston law firm, and his legal team included colleague Fred Fisher, who had been a member of the left-leaning National Lawyers’ Guild while attending Harvard Law School.—
Kristen Monroe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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With Jackson’s death Tuesday, leaders across the region reflected on a legacy that helped shape a generation of local activism and public service — none more so than Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a close friend for more than five decades.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And while the two friends are both experts in the field, each has a very different journey to becoming an Olympian.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Seconds of disaster, hours of harrowing wait A disaster that unfolded in seconds left a group of survivors waiting on a mountainside for hours in frigid temperatures, knowing that many of their peers would not be making it out alive.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The nonprofit provides a variety of services for veterans, including assistance with food, peer counseling, housing and employment.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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