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 veteran athlete was clearly upset by his failure, refusing to talk to reporters after the contest even as his teammates and coach insisted he should not be blamed for the team’s 27-25 loss.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Instead of complaining, or showing frustration, Mahomes responded on the next play by trusting the teammate he’s always trusted the most in playoff games: tight end Travis Kelce.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Kolesar is always the first to drop the gloves to defend a teammate and is just flat-out better all over the ice than he’s been in previous seasons.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Several Miami Heat teammates also made the trip to the Camarillo gym.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Instead of complaining, or showing frustration, Mahomes responded on the next play by trusting the teammate he’s always trusted the most in playoff games: tight end Travis Kelce.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Kolesar is always the first to drop the gloves to defend a teammate and is just flat-out better all over the ice than he’s been in previous seasons.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Several Miami Heat teammates also made the trip to the Camarillo gym.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
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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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Lewis said being from Kansas, lots of her students and colleagues went to watch the prestigious skating championship.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee and,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2025
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His involvement with Max (Laura Haddock) thrusts him on an international journey that puts him at odds with both Russian gangsters and his own colleagues in intelligence.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Heidi was heartened to hear several neighbors and friends plan to rebuild their homes — if insurance payouts come through.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, a 2023 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) seemed to suggest that employees working from home were, in fact, less productive than their peers in the office.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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