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 honorees all were surrounded by family members, friends, teammates and mentors.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
One player initiates by entering the ball to Jokic at the elbow or high post, then setting or receiving a screen from another teammate.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott joined the rest of his teammates in having a tough day Thursday after learning of the tragic death of defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland, who took his own life at the end of a police chase in Frisco.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition to family and fans, his teammates are mourning the loss of the promising young second-year player, who scored his first NFL touchdown on Monday Night Football two days before his death.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
One player initiates by entering the ball to Jokic at the elbow or high post, then setting or receiving a screen from another teammate.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott joined the rest of his teammates in having a tough day Thursday after learning of the tragic death of defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland, who took his own life at the end of a police chase in Frisco.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition to family and fans, his teammates are mourning the loss of the promising young second-year player, who scored his first NFL touchdown on Monday Night Football two days before his death.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
Noun
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Meanwhile, Tyra Banks — more than three decades after her original, unrelated role in Fresh Prince — plays a former college classmate with a big personality, with whom Viv is reluctantly reunited.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Their classmates are also assigned to be leaders of a handful of other groups.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The decision angered many progressives, who accused their colleagues of caving to the President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Eight Senate Democrats pitched the deal to their Republican colleagues with hopes of ending the shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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