schoolmates

noun

Definition of schoolmatesnext
plural of schoolmate
1
as in classmates

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2
as in schoolfellows

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  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. colleagues
  4. students
  5. undergraduates
  6. readers
Noun
  • Her classmates, meanwhile, were driving brand-new Mercedes, BMWs, and Range Rovers.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As a student at the elite private school Saint Ann’s, his classmates included Lola Schnabel, the daughter of painter Julian Schnabel, and writer, director and actress Lena Dunham, whom Posen used to babysit.
    Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • After a brief trip to the medical tent, teammates marveled about the guts of their quarterback.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Golden Girls—as Lee, Biles, and their teammates called themselves—let their gold medal (and some pointed Instagram comments) speak for them, but Lee was understandably hurt by Skinner’s words.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • What’s needed next is a community of amateur radio astronomers who can begin gathering data that will complement the work of their professional colleagues, just as amateur astronomers working in the visible part of the spectrum have done for hundreds of years.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Hernandez went on to stress the department’s encouragement of parents to stay involved in their students’ lives.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Duncan was in Georgia last month to interview students following a school shooting at Apalachee High School.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of students
Noun
  • Community colleges, which serve about a third of all undergraduates in the United States, were hit harder by enrollment declines than any other type of higher education institution.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Harris will speak at Ripon College, a private liberal arts college that enrolls about 800 undergraduates.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of undergraduates
Noun
  • Sweet Potato Casserole As confirmed by our readers, the love for sweet potatoes in the South runs deep.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Last week, 58% of readers who took the quiz got eight or more questions right.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of readers
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