playmates

noun

Definition of playmatesnext
plural of playmate
as in classmates

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  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. colleagues
Noun
  • Her classmates, meanwhile, were driving brand-new Mercedes, BMWs, and Range Rovers.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As a student at the elite private school Saint Ann’s, his classmates included Lola Schnabel, the daughter of painter Julian Schnabel, and writer, director and actress Lena Dunham, whom Posen used to babysit.
    Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • After a brief trip to the medical tent, teammates marveled about the guts of their quarterback.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Golden Girls—as Lee, Biles, and their teammates called themselves—let their gold medal (and some pointed Instagram comments) speak for them, but Lee was understandably hurt by Skinner’s words.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • The former officials are still in touch with colleagues who work at the FDA.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of colleagues
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