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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
And his manager and teammates are already talking about it.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Both forwards scored Wednesday, and both enhanced the opportunities of several teammates.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
His teammates swarmed the captain for a celebration, but the pink party was shortlived.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Hanna’s teammates — all male — bully her incessantly, and Alexander pays her a little too much attention.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
At the tail end of a long 20 minutes spent mostly with teammates in his own zone, Middleton went into block formation well outside the shot path as Colorado superstar Nathan MacKinnon, unbothered by a single opponent, lined up a shot on Jesper Wallstedt.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Binkowski’s teammates sing her praises.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Michael remembers his father’s ex-teammates stopping him at every base after the home run reached the seats.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Currently club teammates with Cristiano Ronaldo for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, Mané has made 126 appearances for the Senegalese national team.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Both forwards scored Wednesday, and both enhanced the opportunities of several teammates.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
His teammates swarmed the captain for a celebration, but the pink party was shortlived.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Hanna’s teammates — all male — bully her incessantly, and Alexander pays her a little too much attention.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
At the tail end of a long 20 minutes spent mostly with teammates in his own zone, Middleton went into block formation well outside the shot path as Colorado superstar Nathan MacKinnon, unbothered by a single opponent, lined up a shot on Jesper Wallstedt.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Binkowski’s teammates sing her praises.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Michael remembers his father’s ex-teammates stopping him at every base after the home run reached the seats.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Currently club teammates with Cristiano Ronaldo for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, Mané has made 126 appearances for the Senegalese national team.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammates
Noun
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Friends and classmates, meanwhile, were being disappeared.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Shortly after midnight on May 25, prosecutors said the same group of teens were driving around San Mateo pulling pranks on classmates from Hillsdale High School.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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People showed up the following morning for their sessions, but he and his colleagues were forced to turn them away.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Guests rub shoulders with neighborhood executives looking for an express lunch with colleagues at Il Cittadino.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Getz’s peers have taken notice and have called to praise him for signing Murakami.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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But beneath the weight of la crisis, Garbán and peers such as DJ Babatr and Arca are flourishing globally.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Use our new checklist feature on each entry to keep track of your favorites and share with friends.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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At the time, Shehorn’s friends speculated that she had been stabbed more than 20 times.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Teammates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammates. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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