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classmate

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




NOUN
schoolmate
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STRONGEST


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Her classmate Evan, who counts soldering as a hobby, welcomed the chance to put the skills into practice in school.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

One classmate decided it’d be fun to raid my cubbyhole, fish out my report card, read it aloud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

A college classmate died after stopping to help a pregnant woman down 72 flights of stairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Officials said earlier he faced academic-related stress and a classmate said he was bullied.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

The one classmate who protested her presence employed silence rather than epithet as a weapon.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

“The Department recognizes the concerns expressed by the student’s family, classmates, and the broader community and remains committed to conducting a thorough, objective, and impartial investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

His classmates “were certainly never known as Mordecai ben Aharon ha Levi—which is what my own name is in Hebrew.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Once finding work, graduates with more AI-exposed degrees earned 5% lower wages compared to classmates with less AI-exposed majors, the findings showed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

For nine months, Sparkes kept his weekly recording sessions secret from his classmates by telling them he was attending physiotherapy for a foot injury.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The first bell rings, and my classmates start to stream in.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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