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
Benny Cepeda, a Puerto Rican Winter League teammate, taught Cruz his splitter in 2012.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
After watching her teammates miss out on their second consecutive national championship by finishing third in the NCAA semifinals on Thursday, April 17, Dunne announced her retirement from the sport, including sharing a photo from the beginning, where her love of the sport started.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Her teammates cheered after her performance, chanting for a 10.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Her Japanese teammate, Mone Chiba, was third with 215.24 points while Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn gave the Americans three of the top five.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
After watching her teammates miss out on their second consecutive national championship by finishing third in the NCAA semifinals on Thursday, April 17, Dunne announced her retirement from the sport, including sharing a photo from the beginning, where her love of the sport started.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Her teammates cheered after her performance, chanting for a 10.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Her Japanese teammate, Mone Chiba, was third with 215.24 points while Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn gave the Americans three of the top five.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was killed in the Parkland high school shooting in South Florida in 2018, said some of Jaime's classmates now attend FSU.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The murder trial of a high school student who admitted to stabbing his classmate to death kicked off in Texas this week.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
16 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
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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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When stuck in a disagreement, step outside your own emotions and discuss the issue as if advising a close friend in the same situation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The actor died on Saturday, March 29, at 11:15 p.m. local time in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, a friend of Chamberlain's working on behalf of his retired publicist tells PEOPLE.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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And, as reported last week, some in the organization are expressing concern to rival peers that the team will need to reach the postseason to avoid a major front-office overhaul.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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