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messmates

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plural of messmate

as in shipmates

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Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday nights after performing at the opera, all 25 ballet classmates would end up back at a friend’s house for a sleepover.

— Remy Rippon, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of classmates

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In practice, that means juniors sitting in on meetings to watch colleagues interrogate the numbers, being present when real decisions get made, and gaining experience in different departments.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The letter also urges scrutiny of her staff, donors, and colleagues.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleagues

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When the men return from Sheriffmuir with the bodies of their fallen comrades, Colum has to grapple with his role in their deaths.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Watching the Taliban regain power called into question the meaning of their sacrifice, and the government’s difficulty evacuating Afghan comrades who had fought with them felt like a betrayal.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of comrades

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His hands hovered waist high, eyes watching the downturning arcs of his teammates’ shots, waiting for a pass that never came.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The fact that Haslem became a mentor for Adebayo and developed a close friendship with him during their six seasons as Heat teammates will make the moment especially meaningful.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

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But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.

— Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
More recently, a ProPublica investigation revealed that the FBI had scrutinized dealings between Collins, her associates, and a major donor who ran a defense-contracting firm.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of associates

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Like Biden, in this cycle Lula found that a disconcerting number of his compatriots were unmoved by his calls to save democracy from those who would seek to undermine it—or didn’t buy into his rhetoric in the first place.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Crystal also praised Short while discussing his SNL compatriots.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of compatriots

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Yes, Googlebooks are fine companions to your Android phone, but that's about where their value proposition stops.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Some users who had developed emotional attachments complained that their AI companions suddenly felt different.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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