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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, 21 Mar. 2025
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
This expression was most consistently used when a dolphin is in their playmate’s field of view and some respond with a similar expression.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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
This expression was most consistently used when a dolphin is in their playmate’s field of view and some respond with a similar expression.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmate
Noun
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The type of boy to break up fights at school and lecture his fellow classmates, Steeno added.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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His parents had worked with the school on measures to keep Benedict’s food safe, which included storing his oat milk separately from his classmates’ food, in the staff fridge.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Big Brother went from America voting out the houseguests to the housemates voting out their own with weekly competitions to have ultimate power as Head of Household.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Hall said she was only allowed to call her mom once a week using a housemate's phone.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
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If your friends, family, colleagues, schoolmates, etc. aren't there, the platform can't grow, and new members quickly become dormant.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Lionel Messi produced magic moments and his Inter Miami teammates exceeded expectations, as the MLS club went undefeated through three group games.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Roberts was Bonds’ teammate during Bonds’ final season (2007) and was asked to compare the all-time home run leader and seven-time league MVP with the Dodgers’ current star and three-time MVP, Shohei Ohtani.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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The text messages revealed that Goncalves and Mogen had discussed going back out with their roommates, who were identified as D.M. and B.F. in court documents, the night they were stabbed, but ultimately decided against it.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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But, much to her surprise, her roommate didn't seem miffed.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As with 1492: Conquest of Paradise four years earlier, Scott drinks in the majesty of open water, but the film doesn’t come fully to life until the title sequence, when the now-skilled and confident shipmates are humbled mercilessly by Mother Nature.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2024
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One 2023 paper in Pacific Conservation Biology reported that nearly 75% of companion animals studied—from horses to dogs to smaller mammals—showed fear responses to fireworks.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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As such, it should be seen not as a threat but as a junior partner in humanity’s ongoing relationship with the natural world.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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While the state of falling in love or lust is often predicated on those feelings being reciprocated by a partner, limerence is specifically based on uncertainty about the object of your affections (a.k.a.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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