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
Even work out with your coworkers to build stronger bonds.
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
The remaining time was spent collecting information, reading documentation, helping coworkers, or debugging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
Philatelic came later in life for Barbara Chisholm, 82, who was introduced to the hobby by a coworker while working at a medical office in the early 1960s.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Then in Louisville, Kentucky in 2023, Connor Sturgeon, a 25-year-old bank employee facing termination, walked into a staff meeting and killed five coworkers while live-streaming the assault.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
The remaining time was spent collecting information, reading documentation, helping coworkers, or debugging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
Philatelic came later in life for Barbara Chisholm, 82, who was introduced to the hobby by a coworker while working at a medical office in the early 1960s.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Then in Louisville, Kentucky in 2023, Connor Sturgeon, a 25-year-old bank employee facing termination, walked into a staff meeting and killed five coworkers while live-streaming the assault.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
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Trump has criticized Fed chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues for not moving more aggressively to cut interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Critical Role isn’t afraid to throw in guest stars at the table to add a little spice, with personal friends and colleagues dropping in for short or prolonged stints stretching back to Campaign 1.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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