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
My dad for enduring his heart transplant ordeal and surviving against all odds and my mom for her undying loyalty and being the best teammate of all time!
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Fox News Digital is not disclosing the identity of the teammate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
According to some of those NBA folks, the names that have been attached to the Lakers as potential trade targets are Dallas’ Naji Marshall, a former Doncic teammate, Cleveland’s De’Andre Hunter, Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo and Sacramento’s Keon Ellis.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The iconic performance was enough to outshine Team USA teammates Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen, and upset Russian skater Irina Slutskaya, the favorite coming into that year’s competition.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Fox News Digital is not disclosing the identity of the teammate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
According to some of those NBA folks, the names that have been attached to the Lakers as potential trade targets are Dallas’ Naji Marshall, a former Doncic teammate, Cleveland’s De’Andre Hunter, Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo and Sacramento’s Keon Ellis.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The iconic performance was enough to outshine Team USA teammates Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen, and upset Russian skater Irina Slutskaya, the favorite coming into that year’s competition.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
Noun
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The student government at a Catholic school in Queens, New York denied their classmates the opportunity to start a Turning Point USA chapter on campus last November.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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If my daughter hangs out with classmates, teammates or family friends, her best friend becomes mean toward her.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That the officers often swept up groups of colleagues, friends and family members was probably a matter of convenience more than anything else.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Citi has enjoyed a 70% adoption rate of its proprietary AI tools, according to 2025 fourth-quarter findings, and colleagues across 84 countries interacted with the bank’s AI tools over 21 million times.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My friends have been shoved down, tear gassed, pulled over by ICE.—
Katherine Packert Burke,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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On one occasion my friend was coming for dinner at my house.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Connect with peers who amplify your reach.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Apple has spent much less on artificial intelligence technology than its peers, such as Meta and Microsoft, which have committed to spending hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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