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Recent Examples of coworker McMuffin sausages and apple pies were burning, and the coworkers — aged 18, 19, 38 and 78 — were helplessly face down on the floor. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 The parties were separated, and the coworker faced a misdemeanor arrest. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 The individual is within walking distance so my coworker and I walk over to meet them. R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025 Passed this on to some of my coworkers, and one has made the recipe. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coworker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
Noun
  • But a chat message from Washington to a colleague, released to KUOW and ProPublica last week through a public records request, spells out additional reasons for turning down Daugaard’s proposal.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • At 10 Magazine’s 25-year celebration during London Fashion Week, the editor found a corner spot at Sael in Piccadilly and turned it into her throne as friends, colleagues and business partners came to pay their respects.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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