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Recent Examples of playmate
His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
More fascinatingly, this behavior was most commonly exhibited when the dolphin’s playmate could see it, suggesting the smile to be an intentional, friendly gesture.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly 90 percent of the open-mouth facial expressions happened when the dolphin’s playmate could see their face.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Winnie, however, has found a new playmate in Jones' 4-year-old dog, Kallie.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
More fascinatingly, this behavior was most commonly exhibited when the dolphin’s playmate could see it, suggesting the smile to be an intentional, friendly gesture.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly 90 percent of the open-mouth facial expressions happened when the dolphin’s playmate could see their face.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Winnie, however, has found a new playmate in Jones' 4-year-old dog, Kallie.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmate
Noun
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At 17, an age when her classmates gravitated towards whatever was trendy, Bahng was singing along to Air Supply and whoever else came on her mother’s favorite oldies radio station.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Spokespersons for Hartford Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday as to what measures school officials would take to assist students grappling with a classmate being shot.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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During the days, the three remaining housemates avoided one another.—
Ian Frisch,
Curbed,
9 Jan. 2025
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Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.—
Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 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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Tomlin and her fellow teammates are under new leadership this year.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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His second shot at finding love on national television begins on Jan. 27 — and Ellis is ready to draft his forever teammate.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a twist of fate, Leonard and Howard were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy last summer.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Palmer plays Dreux, a Los Angeles waitress who, when her artist roommate Alyssa (SZA) gives their rent money to an untrustworthy boyfriend, Keshawn (Joshua David Neal), goes on a madcap, day-long odyssey to raise the money before they’re evicted.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Cocker spaniels, like many dog breeds, are happiest with their human companion.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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In The City, a companion record of B-sides from around the time of your sophomore album.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 6-11 Towns quickly proved to be a perfect fit, thriving as a pick-and-roll partner with Brunson while putting up career-best shooting numbers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ann is experiencing restlessness over her relationship to Clare, her partner in life and the retreat, as well as inner turbulence over her absented son.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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