teammates

noun

plural of teammate
as in classmates
a person who is on the same team as someone else They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.

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Recent Examples of teammates Since the shooting, former teammates, coaches and others have been texting his father to share heartbreaking memories. — Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 In May and June, Grannell made other threats toward former Special Forces teammates via text, phone and on his Instagram account, according to the complaint. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 And Ludmila hasn’t succeeded in setting up her teammates, either, with no assists to her name in 2026. — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Charlotte traded the two-time All-Star guard and his teammates Josh Green to the Timberwolves in June for Naz Reid and multiple draft picks. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends and teammates during this devastating time. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time. — Jack Moore, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 So the news that the 21-year-old was accused of killing David Henry Breaux and Karim Abou Najm and attempting to kill Kimberlee Guillory, left past teammates and friends in a state of shock. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 It’s worked to limit the fisticuffs when Dolphins players go against teammates in practice, and there wasn’t any significant scuffle against the Commanders last week. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammates
  1. classmates
  2. colleagues
  3. peers
  4. friends
Noun
  • On the cool, overcast October day of my matriculation into the university in 2019, my classmates and I walked onto Selwyn College’s Old Court, excited and taking pictures of each other in our traditional robes.
    — Jill Damatac, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Thankfully, her parents were safe – but many of her former neighbors and classmates are missing.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of classmates
Noun
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Whether El Niño will continue to strengthen is something Cole and her colleagues’ records can’t answer, but scientists are using climate models to try to puzzle that out.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • For those who have not been identified, negative feedback from adults and peers can further depress self-esteem.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The bottom line is that GPC has done a good job of bottoming this year, forming a bullish pattern, outperforming its major peers, and approaching a potential breakout from a multi-year relative downtrend versus XLY.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • In the weeks since her son died during a Fourth of July boating trip with friends, Christine Wells-Wonsley and her husband, Elmore, have become a fixture at the civil rights attorney’s side.
    — Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Afterward, a few friends made the half-mile trek east to the Mabee Center on the edge of campus.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of friends

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“Teammates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammates. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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