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 On the cool, overcast October day of my matriculation into the university in 2019, my classmates and I walked onto Selwyn College’s Old Court, excited and taking pictures of each other in our traditional robes. — Jill Damatac, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026 Thankfully, her parents were safe – but many of her former neighbors and classmates are missing. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 At this age, children have their core group of friends; their classmates, in my opinion, are a different category. — Caroline Chirichella, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026 First, in 1960, a tsunami destroyed much of the town, killing several of the Kiyosakis’ classmates. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 Each year, Widener University President Stacey Robertson opens her own home to incoming students, inviting them for dinner, games and an opportunity to connect with their new classmates outside the classroom. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Her mother creates the child a coat from rags, which draws criticism from her classmates — but through the picture book’s journey, the girl realizes just how kind her mother’s action was. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The video further alleged that Iranian officials identified Barron’s gaming accounts, along with those of two classmates. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026 She and her classmates were transferred to Lewis University, which had different preceptor requirements. — Colleen Connolly, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026

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Brand fans have spotted the pieces on everyone from colleagues to Hailey Bieber and Taylor Swift, and Dorsey is now an eight-figure business, according to the company.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
In 2023, Tinsley and colleagues at Texas Tech published another study examining EHP Labs’ ready-to-drink thermogenic beverage, OxyShred Ultra Energy.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Trout and Neto reached out to an unnamed Rams player on Tuesday to gather intel on their new owner, who has a sterling reputation amongst his NFL peers.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Mice on semaglutide explored more, balanced longer on a rotating rod, ran farther on a treadmill and solved a maze faster—gains that held even after the researchers accounted for the animals just being leaner than their peers.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of peers

Noun

Patrice Bergeron, Ray Bourque, Marián Hossa, Jaromír Jágr and David Pastrňák all traveled to play in the game, as well as many of his teammates from the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup team.

— Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
After a month of ramming his 6-foot-7, 325-pound frame into his Kansas football teammates during practices at preseason camp, Kansas redshirt junior offensive tackle Calvin Clements is ready to hit somebody, anybody, wearing an opponent’s jersey.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of teammates

Noun

In the weeks since her son died during a Fourth of July boating trip with friends, Christine Wells-Wonsley and her husband, Elmore, have become a fixture at the civil rights attorney’s side.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Afterward, a few friends made the half-mile trek east to the Mabee Center on the edge of campus.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

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