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classmate

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




NOUN
schoolmate
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STRONGEST


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Rivera was at Espacio 1839 on Friday accompanying his son, Marc Rivera, one of the youngest exhibitors, alongside his classmate Miguel Yanez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“You think of segregation as history, but it’s something they lived through,” her classmate Shiloh Durrett, 19, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

In all, Juin borrowed $2 million from his former classmate, according to court documents.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

And they learned that Yasser Lopez, a classmate, had been stopped in a car with three friends on the way to a soccer game and taken into custody.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

When a teacher or classmate asked me to say something more clearly, I didn’t know what to do.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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