playmates

noun

plural of playmate
as in classmates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playmates
  1. classmates
  2. teammates
  3. roommates
  4. colleagues
  5. associates
  6. companions
  7. peers
  8. friends
Noun
  • Pike, 18 at the time and now 50, kept a fragment of Slemmer's skull as a trophy and showed it off to classmates before her arrest.
    — Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The second season will follow Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon) and her Hillman College classmates into their sophomore years.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • The Lady Greyhounds are there as well, and Niamh Harrigan (Aisling Sharkey) challenges her teammates to split the G, which an older gentleman points out is a tradition that actually started in Britain, not Ireland.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Young wing players including Adou Thiero and Cameron Carr have also impressed coaches and teammates with their athleticism and eagerness to learn.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of teammates
Noun
  • Kaylee Goncalves also felt as though she was being watched and stalked in the weeks before she was murdered alongside two of her roommates and one roommate's boyfriend.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of roommates
Noun
  • Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside learning the requirements of a new role and meeting new colleagues, those moving internationally must also adapt to a new culture and potentially learn a new language.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Until today, human scientists have been the agents responsible for discovering cancer cures, and for doing so they (and key associates) have been showered with academic credit and awards, perhaps even a Nobel Prize.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The outlet reported that Jamal pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least six Feeding Our Future associates convicted in connection to the sprawling fraud scheme.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • Galloping Out horses have been adopted for dressage, polo, for children with developmental disabilities, for trail riding, or simply as companions.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • His companions managed to drive the animal away and provide first aid before transporting him by boat to the village of Toora-Khem.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • This twin achievement of expanding its treasury and posting outsize shareholder returns puts the Hyperliquid DAT in stark contrast to its peers.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Long-lived healthy adults tend to have microbiomes that are richer in bacterial diversity than those of their chronological peers, with the former having gut bacteria that look more like those of younger, healthier adults.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Likewise, tipping can make settling up uncomfortable when dining out with friends.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Bottaro, 38, who works at Charter Oak Financial and Lawlor, 36, who works at Voya, became friends as students at CCSU.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of friends
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“Playmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playmates. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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