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Recent Examples of schoolmate
Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Hayden’s own GoFundMe is full of the names of industry friends, childhood schoolmates, total strangers and people from around the world.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Instead of heading to morning classes, my high school freshman watched over younger schoolmates whose parents have to work.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Anderson, who remained Facebook friends with his old schoolmate, liked a comment and the friend called him out of the blue.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Hayden’s own GoFundMe is full of the names of industry friends, childhood schoolmates, total strangers and people from around the world.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Instead of heading to morning classes, my high school freshman watched over younger schoolmates whose parents have to work.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Anderson, who remained Facebook friends with his old schoolmate, liked a comment and the friend called him out of the blue.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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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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Shirazi’s brother, who played football, was taunted by his teammates.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2025
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The availability of the Flying Frenchman in particular is curious; he’s got results, he’s got wingspan, and would make for a great teammate with his overall involvement in the sport.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
3 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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An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Texas has taken her own life after bullies threatened to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to deport her.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The plummeting object missed her but hit a nearby house, killing a fifth-grade schoolgirl.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some of you may end up moving, making a roommate change or deciding to switch up their living space.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Diddy is apparently a wonderful roommate, according to Sam Bankman-Fried.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 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 16 Mar. 2025.
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