as in associates
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 colleagues
Explore Internal Opportunities Before looking externally, investigate what colleagues in other departments or roles are doing that sparks your interest.
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Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Below, his colleagues offer first-person testimonials of that experience.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
No doubt many of your colleagues had their jobs indiscriminately minced by the same whizzing DOGE machine that gifted you this painless early retirement.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Oliver and her colleagues stay in touch with winemakers and share their studies on diseases that could harm grape vines.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Nolthenius and his colleagues had to rule out several other possibilities.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Even some of Barrett’s liberal colleagues have said the Constitution and the rule of law could be at risk.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Normally, companies increase their buyback activity by about 20% each year, according to a note written by Goldman’s Ben Snider and colleagues.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Watkin recalled colleagues laughing at the situation and brushing her off, thinking that the kindergarten student was actually a third grader due to his size.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Below, his colleagues offer first-person testimonials of that experience.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
No doubt many of your colleagues had their jobs indiscriminately minced by the same whizzing DOGE machine that gifted you this painless early retirement.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Oliver and her colleagues stay in touch with winemakers and share their studies on diseases that could harm grape vines.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Nolthenius and his colleagues had to rule out several other possibilities.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Even some of Barrett’s liberal colleagues have said the Constitution and the rule of law could be at risk.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Normally, companies increase their buyback activity by about 20% each year, according to a note written by Goldman’s Ben Snider and colleagues.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Watkin recalled colleagues laughing at the situation and brushing her off, thinking that the kindergarten student was actually a third grader due to his size.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleagues
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Graduate students Brian Elder and Jared Anklam, postdoctoral associates Jian Teng and Saebom Lee, and other collaborators contributed to the research.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Added the cartel to its Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Terrorism, enabling judicial and financial actions against associates.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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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,
21 Sep. 2025
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Since beginning local productions nearly a decade ago, Netflix has partnered with over 250 local production partners across the APAC region.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Even in the late 1990s, when her peers favored minimalist black and neutral staples, the Southern creative embraced vibrant tones and patterns.—
Jeanne Lyons Davis,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bespoke, Not Off-the-Shelf Unlike their global peers, Swiss family offices often avoid mass-market technology products and the same holds for AI solutions.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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One researcher at Google called Chen on a Saturday night in May 2023 at the recommendation of coworkers.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Milioti tried to keep her speech short (Nate Bargatze’s countdown clock keeps on ticking), but was overcome with enthusiasm for her profession and her coworkers.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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And there were investigative pieces that trace that decision to Medinsky himself screening the film for his buddies and going off of their reaction to unilaterally ban the film.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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His buddies just … barked at him in the weight room.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Colleagues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleagues. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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