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or co-workers
as in colleagues
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworkers
The next frontier of work is here, where AI agents are the new coworkers and algorithms operate as office assistants.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island, and sports a glowing 93 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Some departments reduced their footprint in Sacramento after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to work from home and, in the interim years, employees have adapted to sharing workstations with coworkers who are in offices on alternate days.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
After the complaint, Joly began retaliation by increasing Dupont’s workload while reducing duties of coworkers, the suit contends.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
This reduces perfection pressure, increases psychological safety, and brings coworkers into the experimentation instead of waiting for a finished solution.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Consider making non-professional social media accounts private and limiting coworkers’ access.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
The Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien-starring thriller about a couple of sparring coworkers stranded on a remote island has the power to become 2026's first big horror hit.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Neighborhood chat channels document how friends, coworkers and schoolchildren were here one day and gone the next.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island, and sports a glowing 93 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Some departments reduced their footprint in Sacramento after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to work from home and, in the interim years, employees have adapted to sharing workstations with coworkers who are in offices on alternate days.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
After the complaint, Joly began retaliation by increasing Dupont’s workload while reducing duties of coworkers, the suit contends.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
This reduces perfection pressure, increases psychological safety, and brings coworkers into the experimentation instead of waiting for a finished solution.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Consider making non-professional social media accounts private and limiting coworkers’ access.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
The Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien-starring thriller about a couple of sparring coworkers stranded on a remote island has the power to become 2026's first big horror hit.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Neighborhood chat channels document how friends, coworkers and schoolchildren were here one day and gone the next.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
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Some colleagues left their jobs, but others navigated the situation and rose into more powerful positions.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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South Florida viewers and TV colleagues were mourning this week after learning that a familiar weather personality had died in a plane crash.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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