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classmate

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




NOUN
schoolmate
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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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

Officials said earlier he faced academic-related stress and a classmate said he was bullied.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

It also introduced US actress Zendaya as MJ, his awkward but intellectual classmate.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“Wendi’s style has a touch of the harlequin to it — playful, theatrical and always ready for an occasion,” writer and former NYU classmate Josh Rothenberger says in an email.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

I staggered that way and was quickly grabbed by my classmate Anthony “Big Buck” Buckner, a 275-pound man from the Bronx, who walked me out into the open.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

She said one student fainted after hearing about the disaster, but many initially underestimated the danger and waited for classmates who were in a maths lesson.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

The political satire was a big hit at the school, which led students to use the call of the Frog chorus, “Caxys, co-ax, co-ax, co-ax,” to cheer on their classmates.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The incident occurred in September 2025, when students living in Ganędagǫ Hall reported seeing two classmates processing a black bear in the residence hall’s communal kitchen.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

OpenAI asked candidates to bring “prototypes” and design files to interviews for “show and tell” sessions, an American classroom exercise where students present objects to their classmates, Apple alleges.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

All her classmates are eighteen, nineteen, and twenty.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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