cogs

plural of cog

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Noun
  • Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Although the underlings complained about my methods, the cartel leaders, like Pedro and his boss, El Viejo, a key deputy of Pablo Escobar, were on my side.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of allowing a disability exception, colleges with tech bans should provide peer tutors, teaching assistants, and writing centers to help students who require extra assistance—low-tech strategies that decades of pedagogical research show to be effective in making education more accessible.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Google and Amazon have begun testing ways for their assistants to handle transactions directly, not just recommend products.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, Gilbert was into extreme weather, Kelly said, and had subordinates brief him on terms such as bombogenesis.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Cogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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