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classmate

[klas-mayt, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌmeɪt, ˈklɑs- /




NOUN
schoolmate
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STRONGEST


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Driscoll is a former Army officer and law-school classmate of Vice President JD Vance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Holt wrote that Zhang kept in contact with a former classmate at the university, a purported Chinese government official, since graduating around 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

A classmate dug her out from the wreckage.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Instead, she stands up, pops her dislocated shoulder back into its socket and grimly declares to the shocked classmate filming her, “This is Claire Bennet, and that was attempt No. 6.”

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Every single classmate had big plans for Thanksgiving.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

He played the part so well that his classmates treated him as though he were a credentialed teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

For some children, learning math is much more difficult than it is for their classmates.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Ivybridge Community College uses a system of what it described as "reset" and "reflection" - by which pupils are separated from their classmates for part or the whole of the school day.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

He was the starting second baseman for the baseball team, but football coach Mario Guzman and classmates were well aware he once played football as a freshman at Sierra Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

There were many times when she’d tricked Seven or another one of their classmates into believing something that wasn’t true for a prank.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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