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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
Our thoughts and prayers are with his girlfriend Catalina, family, friends and his teammates.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Antetokounmpo received plenty of help from his teammates Friday night.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Several good chances were lost, most notably when Brandt Bronico’s right-footed shot from close range (with an xG of 34%) flew well over the top of the net to the dismay of the crowd and his teammates.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
The honorees all were surrounded by family members, friends, teammates and mentors.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Allen and Gates were teammates from 2013-18.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Hicks hasn’t been bad, but he’s been outplayed by teammates.
—Sam McDowell 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
After some time, Hamlin emerged from his car and was greeted by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, relishing the fact his sixth attempt at a title wasted away despite leading 208 of the 319 laps after starting on the pole.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Up in a second-deck corner of the GEODIS Park, in Section 233, a group of about 60 spirited Inter Miami La Familia supporters chanted and jumped up and down as Messi and his teammates took the field.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Antetokounmpo received plenty of help from his teammates Friday night.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Several good chances were lost, most notably when Brandt Bronico’s right-footed shot from close range (with an xG of 34%) flew well over the top of the net to the dismay of the crowd and his teammates.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
The honorees all were surrounded by family members, friends, teammates and mentors.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Allen and Gates were teammates from 2013-18.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Hicks hasn’t been bad, but he’s been outplayed by teammates.
—Sam McDowell 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
After some time, Hamlin emerged from his car and was greeted by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, relishing the fact his sixth attempt at a title wasted away despite leading 208 of the 319 laps after starting on the pole.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Up in a second-deck corner of the GEODIS Park, in Section 233, a group of about 60 spirited Inter Miami La Familia supporters chanted and jumped up and down as Messi and his teammates took the field.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammates
Noun
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The joy of setting a beautiful table and the convenience of throwaway dishes are no longer mutually exclusive thanks to Pavilion, a design-forward paper plate company dreamed up by a pair of grad school classmates.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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Now in their mid-30s, the former classmates are being forced to return home and finish high school once and for all.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Beginning in 2012, my colleagues and I helped thousands of interdisciplinary teams at IBM become more entrepreneurial, more agile, and more customer-focused.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Some of their most politically vulnerable members are returning to Washington desperate to keep colleagues in both chambers from losing interest in immediate results.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Family members, friends, and contemporaries in the industry have been posting tributes following the news.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
10 Nov. 2025
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The idea has come up in internal BBC News meetings and been ventilated on BBC airwaves by friends of the corporation like David Yelland, once a key figure in the Murdoch empire and now a communications specialist with his own BBC podcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Teammates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammates. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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