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Recent Examples of playfellow
De La Warr — whose father was a childhood playfellow of Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration of the Winnie the Pooh stories — owns Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, which contains the forest known as the Hundred Acre Wood featured in the beloved children’s tales.
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Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playfellow
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
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As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019
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Several Miami Heat teammates also made the trip to the Camarillo gym.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
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Vice President-elect JD Vance joined his former colleagues.LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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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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Challenge your housemates to a game at the bowling alley at Beartooth Pub & Rec.Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Yet the audience soon comes back to reality to spend a few more scenes with the housemates.William Earl, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Playfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playfellow. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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