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Recent Examples of schoolmate
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.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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
On the Monday that should have marked the boy's first day back from fall break, teachers, schoolmates and family instead filled three hospital hallways to honor the lives Willie will now impact as an organ donor.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
Daniel, his family, and his schoolmates, are stand-up role models for little ones—who present realistic and healthy examples of toddler behavior, often through song—but parents can also learn a lesson or two from this family-friendly show.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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
On the Monday that should have marked the boy's first day back from fall break, teachers, schoolmates and family instead filled three hospital hallways to honor the lives Willie will now impact as an organ donor.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
Daniel, his family, and his schoolmates, are stand-up role models for little ones—who present realistic and healthy examples of toddler behavior, often through song—but parents can also learn a lesson or two from this family-friendly show.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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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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At first glance, the push from his teammates appeared to be unsuccessful in getting a new set of downs.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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His second shot at finding love on national television begins on Jan. 27 — and Ellis is ready to draft his forever teammate.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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Recommended reading Morgan Gibbs-White – the mischievous schoolboy who became a ‘special’ footballer Marcus Rashford at Manchester United.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery's tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery.—
Brian Smith,
arkansasonline.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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The Carters were the only white family in Archery, and his playmates were the children of Black tenant farmers.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2024
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In this special report, Glamour's editor in chief, Samatha Barry, traveled to Africa with Clooney, Gates, and Obama to meet the schoolgirls and organizations carving out a different path—and witness the power of female friendship in action.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
17 Jan. 2025
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Afghan schoolgirls in Kabul attend class on the first day of the new school year in 2023.Ebrahim Noroozi / AP file No foreign government has formally recognized the Taliban because of their restrictive stance on women, while the United Nations has repeatedly denounced the government.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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In a twist of fate, Leonard and Howard were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy last summer.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Palmer plays Dreux, a Los Angeles waitress who, when her artist roommate Alyssa (SZA) gives their rent money to an untrustworthy boyfriend, Keshawn (Joshua David Neal), goes on a madcap, day-long odyssey to raise the money before they’re evicted.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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During the days, the three remaining housemates avoided one another.—
Ian Frisch,
Curbed,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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