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Recent Examples of schoolmate
Usher made a sweet visit to his daughter’s classroom, giving her schoolmates a once-in-a-lifetime dance lesson.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
According to Newsweek, Barron Trump — President Donald Trump’s youngest son — incorporated a real estate business in July 2024 with Carter Fulcher and Cameron Roxburgh, a schoolmate of Barron’s.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
That's the question Eddie Miller (Stephen Graham) has to grapple with when his 13-year-old son is arrested for allegedly killing his schoolmate.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
What Adolescence says about incel culture Based his schoolmates’ use of emojis on Instagram, Bascombe’s son Adam believes Katie was accusing Jamie of being an incel, a misogynistic community popular online with men’s rights activists that bonds over being rejected by women.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
According to Newsweek, Barron Trump — President Donald Trump’s youngest son — incorporated a real estate business in July 2024 with Carter Fulcher and Cameron Roxburgh, a schoolmate of Barron’s.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
That's the question Eddie Miller (Stephen Graham) has to grapple with when his 13-year-old son is arrested for allegedly killing his schoolmate.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
What Adolescence says about incel culture Based his schoolmates’ use of emojis on Instagram, Bascombe’s son Adam believes Katie was accusing Jamie of being an incel, a misogynistic community popular online with men’s rights activists that bonds over being rejected by women.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
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Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was killed in the Parkland high school shooting in South Florida in 2018, said some of Jaime's classmates now attend FSU.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The murder trial of a high school student who admitted to stabbing his classmate to death kicked off in Texas this week.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Her Japanese teammate, Mone Chiba, was third with 215.24 points while Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn gave the Americans three of the top five.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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But the most recent well-wishes might turn some heads, given who the messages are coming from: arguably Watkins’ and her USC teammates’ biggest rivals, UCLA.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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More fascinatingly, this behavior was most commonly exhibited when the dolphin’s playmate could see it, suggesting the smile to be an intentional, friendly gesture.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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That interaction, Riki said, has become a powerful learning tool and source of motivation for the schoolgirl.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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What To Know In enacting the decree, Oryol has become the first region in the country to offer payment to schoolgirls who become pregnant, according to the Moscow Times.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Devils’ Kurtis MacDermid and the Flyers’ Nicolas Deslauriers, for example, once lived together as roommates during Kings development camp.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some of the cancellations appear to be connected to things as minor as roommate disputes or as off-campus traffic tickets, university officials said, while others appear to be connected to pro-Palestinian protest participation.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Rourke was nominated with JoJo Siwa’s killer nomination, a power which automatically put a housemate up for eviction.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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Everyone in the study began taking their pills once a day within three days of when their housemate first reported symptoms of COVID-19.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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