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classmate

[klas-meyt, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌmeɪt, ˈklɑs- /




NOUN
schoolmate
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STRONGEST


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The classmate had been contacted several years earlier by someone claiming to be a talent agent, and she recognized in “The Tell” details she had shared with the alleged agent.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

The former classmate filed her own lawsuit against Griffin in March, and used the name Jane Doe to protect her privacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

But David's classmate, the American artist RB Kitaj, told him to ignore everyone else and simply paint things he loved.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“You think of segregation as history, but it’s something they lived through,” her classmate Shiloh Durrett, 19, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

That’s when Damien Rivas, once his classmate, now a proud dropout, made Kendrick strong.

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




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