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
Miran voted against both those moves but was not joined by any of his colleagues.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Durbin and his seven aisle-crossing colleagues got a few other victories out of the GOP — but even if a health care deal can be reached in the Senate, there’s no guarantee Republicans in the House will take any action.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Theorizing that these price increases were driven by demand from developers and buyers fleeing inward from sinking coastal neighborhoods—and were displacing people already in the communities farther inland—Keenan and his colleagues coined the term climate gentrification.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Bonnie has been a real workhorse on behalf of her constituents, and she will be sorely missed by them and by us, her colleagues and friends.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Durbin and his seven aisle-crossing colleagues got a few other victories out of the GOP — but even if a health care deal can be reached in the Senate, there’s no guarantee Republicans in the House will take any action.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Theorizing that these price increases were driven by demand from developers and buyers fleeing inward from sinking coastal neighborhoods—and were displacing people already in the communities farther inland—Keenan and his colleagues coined the term climate gentrification.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Bonnie has been a real workhorse on behalf of her constituents, and she will be sorely missed by them and by us, her colleagues and friends.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
Noun
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With Carlos Correa back in town, there's an argument that the Astros could find a trade partner for Walker and attempt to shift two-time All-Star Isaac Paredes to first base full-time.—
Patrick McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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And that’s assuming that China, already Saudi’s biggest trade partner, doesn’t also look to partner with the kingdom on its metals ambitions and play spoiler to the West’s goal of creating an alternative.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Need something simple for a coworker or boss?—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
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These relationships also have a negative impact on the broader workplace environment, increasing turnover among the couple’s coworkers.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The associate’s narrative was that Lucas met Sainz, the former State Department official, at a conference and invited Schiller, who lived in South Florida, to a meeting in Miami about humanitarian aid to Venezuela.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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While associate degree holders only spend 9 percent of their extra earnings on loans, bachelor’s degree holders spent 19 percent.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The 66-foot-long Army bomber carried 8,000 pounds of explosives and nine buddies from his unit.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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If one of my buddies is poisoned, and your dog eats the newly deceased, your Champ won’t be a champ for long.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento native Jayden Teat scored 19 points, and fellow guards Mikey Williams and Prophet Johnson had 16 and 15 points, respectively, as Sac State moved to 10-0 all-time against Jessup since the series started in 2003.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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No surprise that after a very on-the-level investigation, McInerney found his card-carrying, fellow-traveling comrade to be the most beautiful girl in the world.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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