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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 teammates
Several teammates alluded to his ability to keep things loose in the bullpen.
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Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
In 18 minutes, Ingles totaled seven points, four rebounds and four assists while being embraced by his former teammates and coaches throughout the night.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Lauren Betts and her UCLA teammates celebrated the Bruins' first NCAA women's basketball championship with their fans at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
When Grace Kendall speaks these days, her Aurora Christian teammates listen.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lauren Betts and her UCLA teammates celebrated the Bruins’ first NCAA women’s basketball championship with their fans at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night.
—Beth Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
And without polling every member privately, my assumption is that his teammates know it.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Just four hours earlier, Bueckers’ former teammates advanced to the women’s Final Four for the third year in a row with a 70-52 win against rival Notre Dame in the Elite Eight.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Tyler Herro can’t get a rhythm when on the court with teammates who can’t help him on defense.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
In 18 minutes, Ingles totaled seven points, four rebounds and four assists while being embraced by his former teammates and coaches throughout the night.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Lauren Betts and her UCLA teammates celebrated the Bruins' first NCAA women's basketball championship with their fans at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
When Grace Kendall speaks these days, her Aurora Christian teammates listen.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lauren Betts and her UCLA teammates celebrated the Bruins’ first NCAA women’s basketball championship with their fans at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night.
—Beth Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
And without polling every member privately, my assumption is that his teammates know it.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Just four hours earlier, Bueckers’ former teammates advanced to the women’s Final Four for the third year in a row with a 70-52 win against rival Notre Dame in the Elite Eight.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Tyler Herro can’t get a rhythm when on the court with teammates who can’t help him on defense.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammates
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There, the perpetrators were high school boys at a private school who had created more than 300 deepfakes of 60 of their female classmates.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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And in terms of education, most of the people within my generation and my brightest classmates opted to go to the United States for their graduate studies.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those roots deepened in 2024, when five of Sediqa’s colleagues formed a sponsor group through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, bringing our family together after three years apart.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When talking to your peers, politeness is of paramount importance.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lemonades and Moscato d'Asti Lemonades are among the most distinctive cookies in the Girl Scout Cookie lineup, leaning on citrus rather than the richness of chocolate or peanut butter, as in many of its peers.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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Family and friends held a memorial last month, marking five years since the fatal shooting of Toledo.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Be patient with partners and close friends.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Teammates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammates. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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