Thesaurus results for CLASSMATES

classmates

noun

plural of classmate

as in colleagues

a member of the same class in a school, college, or university She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.

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Recent Examples of classmates According to the lawsuit, Said was assigned to interview child survivors who witnessed the killings of their classmates. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 Afghanistan was still a conservative society shaped by years of conflict, and students knew that certain questions could be misunderstood, draw unwanted attention or upset teachers and classmates. — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 Said was assigned to cover the 2022 shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where she was required to interview child survivors who had witnessed the killing of their classmates. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 This feeling also ripples throughout the community, casting a shadow on fellow classmates, family and loved ones. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Both went on to build the kind of résumé their Yale classmates would covet for themselves. — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Unlike her friends and classmates, Sloan Hull didn’t want to attend a four-year college after high school. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 Back in March 1994, Yossi Spalter traveled on a van with his Yeshiva classmates from Manhattan to Crown Heights over the Brooklyn Bridge. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Mean-mugging white classmates who, in turn, were sheepish and chastened. — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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Poliński, a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and his colleagues began excavating the site in Pień near Dąbrowa Chełmińska in 2005.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, soil typicity and climate in the Napa Valley allow winemakers to make wine from Sauvignon Blanc grapes similar to their colleagues in France, with more refined, complex, and restrained profiles.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Coverage of the Arday story was out of proportion to his position in society, reflecting the higher standard to which people of color are held when compared with their white peers, Vernon said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
So Geuder was not surprised when Shaffer was elected one of three team captains by his peers.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of peers

Noun

Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends and teammates during this devastating time.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time.

— Jack Moore, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of teammates

Noun

Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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