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as in associates
a person frequently seen in the company of another
if you're trying to give up drinking, your cohorts shouldn't be confirmed party animals
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as in accomplices
one associated with another in wrongdoing
she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting
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Recent Examples of cohorts
The roundtable has helped three cohorts of 31 developers in Dallas-Fort Worth since 2022.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Tzannes has made several making award-winning shorts with his Dirty Shot Clean cohorts, with their feature debut being Et Tu, Shakespearean comedy-thriller starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
These include smaller kindergarten cohorts, declining birth rates, more people moving out of cities post-pandemic and recent federal immigration restrictions that have reduced the number of immigrant children enrolling in public schools nationwide.
—Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
To understand these connections, researchers from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), one of the world's largest long-term nutrition and cancer cohorts, tracked the health and diets of 450,112 people across Europe for an average of 14 years.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
During the quarter, Super said the company saw sales increases across all income cohorts but crucially, the most growth came from those making under $50,000 annually and those making more than $200,000 annually – showing that its products are what’s winning, not price or discounts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Although the program primarily focuses on technical roles, cohorts receive a variety of training aligned within their field of studies.
—Brandi Bufford, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The founders of The Boroughs, Blaine (Seth Numrich) and Anneliese Shaw (Alice Kremelburg), and a small group of their cohorts have been consuming Mother's blood for decades, keeping them in a state of permanent youth.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Tzannes has made several making award-winning shorts with his Dirty Shot Clean cohorts, with their feature debut being Et Tu, Shakespearean comedy-thriller starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
These include smaller kindergarten cohorts, declining birth rates, more people moving out of cities post-pandemic and recent federal immigration restrictions that have reduced the number of immigrant children enrolling in public schools nationwide.
—Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
To understand these connections, researchers from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), one of the world's largest long-term nutrition and cancer cohorts, tracked the health and diets of 450,112 people across Europe for an average of 14 years.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
During the quarter, Super said the company saw sales increases across all income cohorts but crucially, the most growth came from those making under $50,000 annually and those making more than $200,000 annually – showing that its products are what’s winning, not price or discounts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Although the program primarily focuses on technical roles, cohorts receive a variety of training aligned within their field of studies.
—Brandi Bufford, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The founders of The Boroughs, Blaine (Seth Numrich) and Anneliese Shaw (Alice Kremelburg), and a small group of their cohorts have been consuming Mother's blood for decades, keeping them in a state of permanent youth.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohorts
Noun
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Many of the emails in the Epstein files had the names of his contacts and associates redacted.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Entire management philosophies were built around optimizing the relationship between partners, associates, utilization, and realization.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Investigators are looking into whether there are more burial sites and any accomplices.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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He’s unexpectedly visited by Little John (Bill Skarsgård), once one of his underage criminal accomplices, and asked to help defend the younger man’s family and homestead from vengeful past foes.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Kemp hasn’t been as forceful on the issue as some GOP colleagues would have liked.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Friends and colleagues still regularly drop off fresh finds.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Bonnie herself has grown in subsequent sequels, and now Toy Story 5 finds her as a shy 8-year-old struggling to balance her affection for vintage dolls like Jessie with the shinier tech her peers prefer.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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When David Cordani hands over the title of Cigna CEO to Brian Evanko on July 1, the triathlete will be ending the longest leadership run of any of his industry peers.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
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Hearts of friends and family remain broken as questions remain as to why the shooting happened.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Lainey Wilson is soaking up the sun and enjoying the lake with her friends.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The first dogs served as early-warning systems, protectors, and hunting buddies.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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The two started off as bosom buddies, but Nathan didn’t take kindly to Joe’s womanizing ways.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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“Cohorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohorts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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