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
Months before her arrest, classmates noticed the strange relationship between their teacher and the boy.
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Zoey Deutch, who recently made her Broadway debut in a production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, found herself in an embarrassing situation when an opening night gift to her classmates unwittingly tapped into a racy backstage tradition.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Many of my friends and classmates at university went on to become UNRWA teachers.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
Another corrected her classmate’s pronunciation of the candidate’s first name.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Zoey Deutch, who recently made her Broadway debut in a production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, found herself in an embarrassing situation when an opening night gift to her classmates unwittingly tapped into a racy backstage tradition.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Many of my friends and classmates at university went on to become UNRWA teachers.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
Another corrected her classmate’s pronunciation of the candidate’s first name.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
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What are your goals as COO? To partner with our colleagues to fulfill our growth aspiration and turn the ordinary into the exceptional and our guests into fans.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The junior officer took off his coat and shoes and handed his weapon to a colleague.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Buffalo Bills rookie Keon Coleman says quarterback Josh Allen is teaching his teammates valuable lessons, on and off the football field.Natasha Dye, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Clarke took off as if fleeing a burning building and crossed home plate just behind his teammate as the ball fell into the fielder’s glove to end the inning.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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As an adult, does Cravalho now see Johnson as more of a peer?Jack Smart, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Taking away the platforms that foster such talent feels like cutting off a vital source of inspiration—not just for their peers, but for leaders like me who see the future through their eyes.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Without that foundation, Myrick says, businesses are selling little more than the chance to talk to a stranger masquerading as a friend.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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George Lucas — a longtime friend of Murch’s, with the pair having written Lucas’ first film, THX 1138 — was brought to the London set as the team contemplated replacing Murch.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Pavlenko signed up for a class in extreme dance in 2009 after learning about it from a schoolmate and immediately loved breaking.Hannah Poukish, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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On the Monday that should have marked the boy's first day back from fall break, teachers, schoolmates and family instead filled three hospital hallways to honor the lives Willie will now impact as an organ donor.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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