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Recent Examples of schoolmate
After a schoolmate also died from a brain tumor, the family joined forces with the school to raise money for brain cancer research.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Castro and his brother were among the schoolmates detectives interviewed during the initial stages of the investigation, Thoemmes said.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
The principal — who demurred when asked about his schoolmate’s high school years — said the gardener always paid attention to the little things.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
But Driscoll was a schoolmate of Vice President JD Vance.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Castro and his brother were among the schoolmates detectives interviewed during the initial stages of the investigation, Thoemmes said.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
The principal — who demurred when asked about his schoolmate’s high school years — said the gardener always paid attention to the little things.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
But Driscoll was a schoolmate of Vice President JD Vance.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
Noun
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Would a caricature that depicts the likeness of a classmate with her breasts visible be a crime?—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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After the clinic finished its case rounds, Allison and some of her classmates met with Rebecca (whose name has also been changed), one of a group of former clinic students invited to continue their work for a second semester.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Senior teammate Gabi Novickas, a Georgia recruit, drew the picture even prettier.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The two now-former Cowboys teammates had a spat on X late Thursday stemming from Lawrence's apparent decision to sign with the Seattle Seahawks after 11 seasons.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy was killed in a second knife attack near another Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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While some owners might opt to add a playmate to the mix, not all cats desire having another pet in the house.—
Liz O'Connell,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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But craving collaboration and loving my audiences made that same crowd my playmates, my bandmates.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Her resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity—surviving a brutal attempt on her life as a schoolgirl simply for wanting an education—taught me the true meaning of courage.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
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In another example of Tisch’s argument, a man wanted for several crimes against women, including allegedly groping three schoolgirls, was busted in Queens recently when police first approached him for taking up more than one subway seat.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Records disclosed by the defense showed the other roommate, who lived on the first floor, made several phone calls starting at 7:30 a.m., while the second-floor roommate was using Instagram on her phone by 8 a.m.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2025
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Surviving roommates' phones Kohberger's defense also responded to a motion by prosecutors seeking to have text messages between Mortensen and another surviving roommate, Bethany Funke, included as evidence at trial.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Just as good fences make good neighbors, good boundaries make good housemates.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Denver Post,
13 Feb. 2025
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The fan-favorite housemates are back for another summer of fun, friendships, and inevitable drama.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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