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classmate

noun as in school child

noun as in schoolmate

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The bell dings, and out bursts another old classmate, jovial, puncturing the moment.

In 1954, she married Gerald Bilodeau, a high school classmate.

When hearing that a male classmate at Harvard University had told Gorman that her writing was “too confident,” Taylor laughed.

Gilmore said he later became aware that Sniffen’s relationship with his classmate continued after the trip and that over the years he thought about it every time Sniffen’s name was mentioned.

In Maryland, Melissa George’s middle-schooler has grown increasingly depressed amid the pandemic, she said — unable to focus on school-by-screen, failing classes, missing classmates and friends.

I noticed a picture of her daughter, who was my classmate, and out of curiosity visited her page.

In 1950, Serna earned his Ph.D. from the University of Havana, where he had befriended a classmate named Fidel Castro.

Another classmate did tell police that she saw Hae at the school at 3:00 p.m .

It began when a classmate raised her hand and stated that she was confused about the facts of the case.

His college classmate, Bill Marshall, is a South Florida private eye.

Bill Chadwick, another classmate of mine, came up from downtown, and met us at the church door.

Our Margot, the girl who had been my classmate, whom I had loved as a sister.

You know he stopped in Indianapolis to see a classmate who was practising there—met her at a party, I believe, and—good-by Deane!

General Sill was a classmate of mine at the Military Academy, having graduated in 1853.

Crook was a classmate of mine—at least, we entered the Military Academy the same year, though he graduated a year ahead of me.

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On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to classmate, such as: acquaintance, ally, associate, buddy, colleague, and companion.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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