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as in associate
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 accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting
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Recent Examples of cohort
Collaboration is encouraged among peers through cohort models.
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Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
The foursome first started back in 2022 when Ferrer was part of the first-ever cohort of the theater company’s Homegrown playwright development program.
—Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Many members of this rising cohort are longtime Newsomites.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
The foursome first started back in 2022 when Ferrer was part of the first-ever cohort of the theater company’s Homegrown playwright development program.
—Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Many members of this rising cohort are longtime Newsomites.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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The Ohio State University has denied a petition to remove the name of Les Wexner—the billionaire fashion magnate, longtime OSU donor and business associate of Jeffrey Epstein—from the football practice facility at the school’s Woody Hayes Athletic Center.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Biden administration held negotiations with the Taliban to swap Americans detained in Afghanistan for Muhammad Rahim al Afghani, a Guantanamo Bay detainee alleged to have been an associate of Osama bin Laden, but the talks ultimately fell through.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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That’s certainly a topic that’s up for discussion and is raised by Frank’s conviction — for killing a man while taking part as an accomplice in an armed robbery — at the age of 18.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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The request came earlier this month in an amicus brief the lawmakers filed in the criminal case against Epstein’s former girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, whose files are also required to be released under the law.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2026
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Some also accused unscrupulous recruitment agents or Russian colleagues of stealing from their bank accounts.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some of his colleagues offered words of admiration to the man who spent years working as an alderman before being elected to two terms as mayor.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Your optimism may want to assist your peers, yet outside influences could entangle you in myriad complications.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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BofA data indicate that for these families, tax refunds represent a much larger share of their average monthly spending than for wealthier peers, meaning that much of the boost to the economy will come from this cohort.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei remains the decisive figure in Iran’s system even as the regime faces pressure at home and abroad.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Beki San Martin is a fellow at the Detroit Free Press who covers child care, early childhood education and other issues that affect the lives of children ages 5 and under and their families in metro Detroit and across Michigan.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Naomi Honig stars in scary short about three friends playing the dangerous Knock Knock Game.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Venus and Marcus are bosom buddies again.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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As Dylan and her 12-year-old swimming buddy entered the water, Armstrong allegedly did not check if Dylan was properly weighted, the lawsuit reportedly states.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those students, unlike their classmates who compete in NCAA contests, are paid on a minimum wage scale.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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