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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
He’s known as someone who could raise the tide of an entire defense based on his football IQ and his propensity for getting his teammates properly aligned.
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Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The teammates, coaches, staff, and fans made those years unforgettable.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Mortally wounded, Dietz held his position, drawing fire so one of his teammates could escape.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
That season, Georgetown dealt with the death of Ewing’s mother, coach John Thompson’s mother and the mothers of two of Ewing’s teammates.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The Philippines bench cleared at the fulltime whistle as the substitute players sprinted onto the pitch and joined their teammates to celebrate back-to-back World Cup qualification.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Argentine teammates Messi and Tadeo Allende each had a brace in that game.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Brown’s deep Gator roots, skill set and work ethic command respect from his teammates.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Incoom, in particular, was voted by his teammates as the special teams MVP of 2025.
—Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The teammates, coaches, staff, and fans made those years unforgettable.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Mortally wounded, Dietz held his position, drawing fire so one of his teammates could escape.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
That season, Georgetown dealt with the death of Ewing’s mother, coach John Thompson’s mother and the mothers of two of Ewing’s teammates.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The Philippines bench cleared at the fulltime whistle as the substitute players sprinted onto the pitch and joined their teammates to celebrate back-to-back World Cup qualification.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Argentine teammates Messi and Tadeo Allende each had a brace in that game.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Brown’s deep Gator roots, skill set and work ethic command respect from his teammates.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Incoom, in particular, was voted by his teammates as the special teams MVP of 2025.
—Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammates
Noun
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Gavin Owens said some of his classmates can’t seem to stop gambling.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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A student who has difficulty reading aloud might be asked to read to one of their classmates, for example.—
Moriah Balingit,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Liberal Democrat lawmaker Liam McArthur, who drew up the Scottish bill, had urged colleagues to back it.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Talarico has criticized his Republican colleagues in the Texas state legislature for allegedly being in the pockets of the petroleum industry.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sometimes, Ramsden and his peers in Mississippi might hop down in the mud to lay irrigation pipe.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Kindness, to ourselves and our peers, carries us forward.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Your steady nature sets a calm pace, so friends feel safe bringing ideas, and the plan grows at a sustainable rhythm.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Residents in houses gathered on rooftops and hung out of windows, with one girl with her leg outside tossing beers down from the second story to her friends on the porch.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Teammates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammates. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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