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
His longtime teammate in stalwart offensive tackle Marshal Yanda also came up short.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Some of his teammates can understand why a few people are through with seeing him in the final game of the season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The athlete was outed by a teammate in a previous lawsuit.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2025
Unlike LeBron’s team in Cleveland, Durant’s Oklahoma City teammates were a group of young stars on the rise—and the Warriors were a loaded unit that, the season before Durant joined them, had won a record-breaking 73 games.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Some of his teammates can understand why a few people are through with seeing him in the final game of the season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The athlete was outed by a teammate in a previous lawsuit.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2025
Unlike LeBron’s team in Cleveland, Durant’s Oklahoma City teammates were a group of young stars on the rise—and the Warriors were a loaded unit that, the season before Durant joined them, had won a record-breaking 73 games.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
Noun
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One of my other hilarious classmates, Christian Hurtado, even gave me an edit that made it into my final set.—
Madeleine Janz,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Whorton’s classmate, Jane Conrad, aided Lexington to another first place finish in the two mile (11:18.17).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Last month, my colleague Mike Winters profiled a couple who successfully manage 15 credit cards in order to maximize their perks.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Across the federal government, politicians in their 70s and 80s are sticking around and often squeezing out their younger colleagues, said Presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Frustration: Taylor Swift and her famous friends displayed every emotion.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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During all of this, Mark and friends are helped along their journey by some very strange road markers — namely, themselves.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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With her nervous, wide-eyed gaze and a wardrobe that reads a little younger than many of her peers, Lucia (wonderfully played by newcomer Jara Sofija Ostan) projects an immediate vulnerability that triggers protective instincts in some and aggressive ones in others.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hell-bent on seeking justice for his peers and haunted by his wife’s death, Darrow will sacrifice everything to infiltrate the Gold caste, competing for his life to bring down his enemies.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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