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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
His teammates kissed the top of his head as the fans celebrated.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Several of Kelce's teammates from the Kansas City Chiefs are expected to attend the nuptials.
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Caché McClay,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Additionally, Dybantsa had trouble reading defenders and picking out open teammates and relied a bit too much on tough 2s, although this got better as the season went on.
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Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Transfer Josh Derry quickly caught the attention of his teammates and coaches, who raved about his explosiveness and his work ethic during spring camp.
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Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Just three minutes later, Isak was inside the penalty area with a great scoring chance, but Suzuki deflected it wide and over the end line, angrily gesturing toward some of his teammates as Sweden lined up for another corner kick.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
New York magazine reported that Knicks star Jalen Brunson hadn’t discussed that game plan with his teammates prior to Dolan’s announcement.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Kehoe Zychowski says Morgan’s Message gained a lot of early support from teammates following Rodgers’ death.
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Sydney Haywood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Dodgers teammates wore his number on their caps.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Several of Kelce's teammates from the Kansas City Chiefs are expected to attend the nuptials.
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Caché McClay,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Additionally, Dybantsa had trouble reading defenders and picking out open teammates and relied a bit too much on tough 2s, although this got better as the season went on.
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Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Transfer Josh Derry quickly caught the attention of his teammates and coaches, who raved about his explosiveness and his work ethic during spring camp.
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Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Just three minutes later, Isak was inside the penalty area with a great scoring chance, but Suzuki deflected it wide and over the end line, angrily gesturing toward some of his teammates as Sweden lined up for another corner kick.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
New York magazine reported that Knicks star Jalen Brunson hadn’t discussed that game plan with his teammates prior to Dolan’s announcement.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Kehoe Zychowski says Morgan’s Message gained a lot of early support from teammates following Rodgers’ death.
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Sydney Haywood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Dodgers teammates wore his number on their caps.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammates
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Her family proudly captured the moment at graduation the next week, as her classmates laughed and cheered along, based on footage shared with the AJC.
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In high school, Tim began taking bets on football games from his classmates by selling parlay sheets for five dollars apiece.
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His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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But some reporters seem compelled to resurrect its ghost to justify to fewer and fewer peers their bootstrapped existence.
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Research comparing sport-specializing adolescents to sport-sampling peers has found that specializers report significantly higher levels of burnout, including greater feelings of reduced accomplishment and emotional exhaustion.
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For the admiral, this has always been a revenge mission against the Sea Snake, the man who has ruled the Narrow and Summer Seas for far too long, killing her friends along the way.
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AIs will be our friends, our confidants, our therapists, our doctors, our employees, our business partners—and yes, in many cases, our romantic partners and lovers.
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“Teammates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammates. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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