as in colleague
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworker
Anderson did not simply buy her coworker a coffee as a welcoming gesture.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 July 2025
The confusion is also causing stress, as the young generation and millennials are almost three times as likely to have outfit anxiety compared to their boomer coworkers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Estimates range from 44% to 85% of extramarital affairs are with a coworker.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Lee [his coworker at the restaurant, played by Dakota Daulby] is a little bit of comic relief, but for the most part, Freddy’s story is pretty heartbreaking.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 July 2025
The confusion is also causing stress, as the young generation and millennials are almost three times as likely to have outfit anxiety compared to their boomer coworkers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Estimates range from 44% to 85% of extramarital affairs are with a coworker.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Lee [his coworker at the restaurant, played by Dakota Daulby] is a little bit of comic relief, but for the most part, Freddy’s story is pretty heartbreaking.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
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In an email to her colleagues, Cabrera, a former immigration official, complained that the arrest team had an administrative warrant, not a judicial one.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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But in April, as dozens of her colleagues would soon find out for themselves, the UT Office of Sponsored Projects informed her the project was among several the federal government had terminated.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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