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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
But through the first two weeks, that offensive transformation has yet to be seen, with Williams and his cohort of offensive weapons struggling to get on track.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
In one of the cohorts, the hospitalization rate rose from five per 1,000 children to nearly seven.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Genoa Entrepreneurship School provided the setting for ChatBlu's transition from concept to company within the 2024 to 2025 cohort.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
In August this year, another Riyadh concert celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of the Saudi National Orchestra and Choir’s Music Education Program after two years of training.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
In one of the cohorts, the hospitalization rate rose from five per 1,000 children to nearly seven.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Genoa Entrepreneurship School provided the setting for ChatBlu's transition from concept to company within the 2024 to 2025 cohort.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
In August this year, another Riyadh concert celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of the Saudi National Orchestra and Choir’s Music Education Program after two years of training.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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As Remo Gerra, manager of Veneto Trattoria, recalled, Kirk would dine at the restaurant a few times a month, usually with Erika Kirk and their kids, or with some of his business associates.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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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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Thousands of users couldn't cope with the hilarity of it all, especially the dad enlisting his son as an accomplice in satisfying his sweet tooth without drawing attention.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Coming on the heels of a heated argument with Jake, Vince agrees to be his accomplice.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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While Macron and his colleagues will celebrate, 48 hostages will stay in captivity in Gaza.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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As minority leader, Caldwell will steer an at-times fractious caucus whose members are outnumbered nearly 2-to-1 by their Democratic colleagues.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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California is performing well compared to its domestic peers – and the nation as a whole.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Narrative therapy, trauma writing, and peer support groups are all built on the premise that people heal by being heard.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Viktor, a confident fellow in his fifties, was the larger man’s guide.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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Demographer William Frey, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, is one of several who have looked to immigration as a possible solution as well.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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September 25, 2025 The messages tend to arrive first thing in the morning, which tells me my friends are texting before bed.—
Stevie Trujillo,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Both friends asked not to be named due to concerns about potential harassment.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Helleson was paired with his buddy since the nascent stages of elementary school, LaCombe, presumably with Helleson being the stay-at-home partner for the Ducks’ leading scorer from the blue line last year.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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Written by Sebastian Black, the script sees a drug dealer and his two slacker buddies hired to transport a troubled teen across the country.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Bebe, Alice and Elsie’s friends and classmates have come together to support each other and remember the girls in their own way.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Another group of kids resolves to find out what happened to their missing classmate, which leads them inevitably to the town's sewers.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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