as in colleague
a member of the same class in a school, college, or university
She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.
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Recent Examples of classmate
Jose goes above and beyond to support others, whether by mentoring younger students, volunteering in school activities, or stepping up to help classmates in need.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Other classmates made patches in memory of their dogs who had died.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Jennifer’s Body follows two polar opposite best friends, the outgoing Jennifer and bookish Needy (Amanda Seyfried), whose friendship takes a turn when the former embarks on a murderous rampage of her male classmates.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
Gaspar, who was a classmate of Mike Barrera, was homeless and living in a car with his mother before being taken in by the Barrera family.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Other classmates made patches in memory of their dogs who had died.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Jennifer’s Body follows two polar opposite best friends, the outgoing Jennifer and bookish Needy (Amanda Seyfried), whose friendship takes a turn when the former embarks on a murderous rampage of her male classmates.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
Gaspar, who was a classmate of Mike Barrera, was homeless and living in a car with his mother before being taken in by the Barrera family.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
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In July, when the United Nations put out its own plan for surging food and medicine into Gaza in the event of a cease-fire, the State Department was still hiring the people currently coordinating its Gaza relief work, the current federal employee and one of their colleagues told me.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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This points to a growing public health concern for younger Americans, a population also experiencing similar increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses, added Kim and colleague Aimal Khan, a colon and rectal surgery professor at Vanderbilt.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The team posted a photo of the two of them on X alongside another photo of Ohtani's teammate Mookie Betts and his wife, Brianna Hammonds.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Reed stared down Detroit’s bench as his teammates met him with enthusiasm while Cunningham went the other way in transition.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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His legacy continues through multiple posthumous projects and commemoration by his music industry peers.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Part of the process was to conduct a very comprehensive stakeholder engagement, with our suppliers, customers, peers, and organizations like the United Nationas and the International Labour Organization (ILO).—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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For the series, Cooper took on the role of Jaime, a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a schoolmate.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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