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Recent Examples of playfellow
De La Warr — whose father was a childhood playfellow of Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration of the Winnie the Pooh stories — owns Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, which contains the forest known as the Hundred Acre Wood featured in the beloved children’s tales.
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Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playfellow
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Nearly 90 percent of the open-mouth facial expressions happened when the dolphin’s playmate could see their face.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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Winnie, however, has found a new playmate in Jones' 4-year-old dog, Kallie.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of his classmates and teammates, Jack Forestieri, was legendary.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
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Barring a trio of lanky bullies, Benny’s classmates don’t judge him based on his weight.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Years before the murders, a schoolmate of Buster Murdaugh, Stephen Smith, was killed in what was believed at the time to be a hit-and-run accident.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Pavlenko signed up for a class in extreme dance in 2009 after learning about it from a schoolmate and immediately loved breaking.Hannah Poukish, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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As the two disrobe and begin going at it, a knock at the door heralds their shipmate Willoughby, who’s come to inquire if Claire wants seconds on the broth (alleged to be an aphrodisiac).Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
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As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019
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Dillon Brooks, who spent portions of the game guarding his Team Canada teammate Gilgeous-Alexander, finished with 14 points, as did Jabari Smith Jr.Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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His legendary former coach Tom Osborne, his former teammates and his family all urged him to come home to save a sinking program.Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.Jon Haworth, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The chart data comes from the best possible source — our colleagues at Billboard and Luminate, with details below the chart — but the other decisions are ours, based on research, conversations and arguments masquerading as conversations.Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Boston housemate Elka Walker were on the winning team.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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From new literary voice, Aisling Rawle, The Compound follows Lily, a contestant on a popular reality television show who competes in challenges for luxury goods while trying to outlast her housemates to win the ultimate prize.Shyla Watson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Playfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playfellow. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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