as in classmate
a person who is on the same team as someone else
They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.
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Recent Examples of teammate
The decision was abrupt even for Red Bull, which has cycled through half a dozen teammates for four-time world champion Verstappen.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
Saying Johnson’s name once could be viewed as being an uplifting teammate.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Senior teammate Gabi Novickas, a Georgia recruit, drew the picture even prettier.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Officials and teammates quickly separated the players.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
Saying Johnson’s name once could be viewed as being an uplifting teammate.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Senior teammate Gabi Novickas, a Georgia recruit, drew the picture even prettier.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Officials and teammates quickly separated the players.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
Noun
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The startling trends of men across a range of metrics serves as the cultural context into which Adolescence lets off a gendered bomb: a young boy angrily murders a female classmate who has questioned his masculinity.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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No hate crime charges will be brought against the 15-year-old who assaulted his Muslim classmate in Ardrey Kell High School in March, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Wednesday.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ramirez and his colleagues say that’s unusual, because typically once a building had been ritually killed and abandoned, something new would be built atop the remains.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After the Jane Does testified, the prosecution called Pearce's friend Michael Ansbach, who was in the apartment that night and later arrested along with Pearce and Osborn.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2025
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When his parents, in-laws or friends from out of town visited, this would lead the schedule.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Pickle has listings for items across the country, so renters in Miami have already had access to peers’ rentals shipped via USPS, as well as same-day local deliveries via courier services like Uber, DoorDash and Relay.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even when Black women do break through, their work is often undervalued or held to a different standard than their peers.—
Kedean Smith,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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