as in partner
a fellow worker
on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
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Recent Examples of colleague
Many colleagues shared this level of gratefulness.
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Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Viktor is supposed to function just like a colleague, with team members messaging the bot to ask for help for things like pulling a report or building an internal app.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
After a while, the enforcer and his colleagues from the morning returned.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
In a study published in the journal Science, Wright and his colleagues conclude that the abrupt dismantling of USAID led to an uptick in overall conflict in places within Africa that have received aid compared to those that have not.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
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Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Viktor is supposed to function just like a colleague, with team members messaging the bot to ask for help for things like pulling a report or building an internal app.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
After a while, the enforcer and his colleagues from the morning returned.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
In a study published in the journal Science, Wright and his colleagues conclude that the abrupt dismantling of USAID led to an uptick in overall conflict in places within Africa that have received aid compared to those that have not.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Emerald also is in the midst of lining up financing for the market-rate units and another development partner.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Several products later, that partnership has produced Viktor, an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside a company’s Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Chang’s unsubstantiated speculation that Doremus might have been texting coworkers on her way to work was insufficient.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Prosecutors allege Saab and his associates manipulated the program through overpriced contracts and international financial transactions designed to conceal illicit proceeds.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The music list was absolutely fabulous, including hits that many associate more with FM rock stations.—
Richard Wagoner,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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From 2007 to 2009, Eric and his buddies hosted a golf invitational, spending about $50,000 annually and raising a few hundred thousand dollars a year, according to tax filings.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Still, the Braves won the series and went 4-2 over six games against the Dodgers and Cubs, their peers atop the National League’s hierarchy.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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The peer reminded me why the Party elected him in the first place—as an antidote to the soap opera of the Conservative party, which was in power at the time, and as a way to move on from Labour’s internal bickering under Jeremy Corbyn.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Drake addresses Kendrick Lamar feud with fiery tracks The Grammy-winning rapper also used his latest musical project to reignite his feud with fellow emcee Kendrick Lamar.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Seeing a fellow free agent cut only a few days into rookie minicamp with the Raiders woke up Matsuzawa to the reality that although his place in the international pathway allows for a potentially longer stay on a roster, his spot in the ruthlessly competitive NFL isn’t guaranteed.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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