housemate

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Recent Examples of housemate She had been promoted to house mom, and her duties included administering drug and breathalyzer tests to housemates. John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 Listen to this article A resident of a Staten Island group home was fatally stabbed by a housemate, cops said. John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Nov. 2024 One of the seven housemates was Michael Mizanin, a 20-year-old college kid from Parma, Ohio. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Boston housemate Elka Walker were on the winning team. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for housemate 
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Noun
  • Then, he was picked up by his former college roommate and Packers coach LaFleur.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Charging documents indicate Gonzalez Hernandez was identified by two of Ruiz's roommates.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With colleges enrolling more later-in-life students, having athlete classmates who are also later-in-life may seem normal and appropriate.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Katerina ‘Katy’ Puig, her classmate at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, 19, faces a lifetime of care after a suffering a traumatic brain injury.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • All but one Essex College roomie, Reneé Rapp (who played Leighton), have returned to reprise their roles as a series regulars, which means Bela (Amrit Kaur), Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) and Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) will have to rely on each other to make it through sophomore year.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Eventually, the super-popular Glinda decides to give her roomie an unsolicited makeover.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • His mother's independence as a nurse who ignored many of the Jim Crow South's racial segregation customs, and his exposure to Black playmates, clerics and, neighboring sharecroppers, formed his eventual embrace of equal opportunity for all Americans.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.
    Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Several Miami Heat teammates also made the trip to the Camarillo gym.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Kolesar is always the first to drop the gloves to defend a teammate and is just flat-out better all over the ice than he’s been in previous seasons.
    Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Vice President-elect JD Vance joined his former colleagues.
    LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This engagement translates into tangible benefits: colleagues who feel connected to the company may show stronger resilience in the face of stressful situations, increased productivity and a greater commitment to the organization.
    Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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