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classmate

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




NOUN
schoolmate
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STRONGEST


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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

The classmate had been contacted several years earlier by someone claiming to be a talent agent, and she recognized in “The Tell” details she had shared with the alleged agent.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

They usually don’t teach a class on what to do when a classmate can’t get a word out, or teach the teacher to wait.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Charles Chiltington sat in his family’s home theater watching his classmate Kyle Keeley rocket across a seventy-inch plasma-screen TV.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

“My classmates who work at Vanguard,” Fuld said, “they don’t get a chance to take their friends to their workplace and have them enjoy an evening the way that I can.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

What especially stayed with my classmates and me was, well, us.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Their white shirts filled up with messages scribbled by classmates and well-wishers – a colourful record of a shared journey through education.

From BBC Aug. 17, 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

My classmates were thrilled and they all rushed to her side.

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




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