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schoolmate

[skool-mayt] / ˈskulˌmeɪt /
NOUN
roommate
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STRONGEST


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The creative-writing program featured small classes composed of students serious about writing careers, recalled Scott’s schoolmate Laurent Dubois.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

A teenage boy in Malaysia is on trial for allegedly killing a female schoolmate, in a high-profile case that has sparked debate about the effects of social media on children.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

He meets his slightly older schoolmate Olympia, one of Eggers’ most beguiling creations, when she implores him to scrawl scatological bathroom graffiti on a playground structure in Old-English typography.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024

Its developer was Ernest Lawrence, who had shared his boyhood fascination with electric gadgetry with Merle Tuve, his schoolmate and friend from across the street in a compact South Dakota town named Canton.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

In Mr. Harris’s telling, long before Augustus came to rule vast swaths of the earth, he was a sickly boy named Octavius, bullied by schoolmates until the far-stronger Agrippa became his protector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He has spent most of his life in South L.A., where he was embraced by his Black neighbors and schoolmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

But his victory reflects the dynamics of a rapidly changing city where about a million Muslims have become fully integrated members of society, as neighbors, friends and schoolmates of the non-Muslim majority.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Last year, Colin confirmed that Radiohead - who formed as schoolmates in 1985 and went on to release nine studio albums - had rehearsed together again that summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

Jungle gym Gladiator isn’t crazy like an age-old coliseum match, but I’ve seen schoolmates get hurt before.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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