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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
But Loureiro's coworkers described him as well-liked, with one saying that 'students loved him.
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
At the office, constantly gushing about your spouse or new romantic interest can be cringe-inducing for your coworkers.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Friends, family members, coworkers and even coffee shop regulars from his barista days came to offer support.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The following January, Augie, ever the foodie, joined me, Bohls and our retired former American-Statesman coworkers for lunch at Lotus Hunan in Westlake, our favorite Chinese hangout.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
After the transfer, Wafai’s coworkers allegedly started treating her with hostility, for reporting Anderson’s behavior.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
While its functional role is still evolving, ATOM has already attracted significant attention from staff, underscoring both curiosity and growing acceptance of humanoid robots as future coworkers rather than distant concepts.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Instead of reporting for jury duty, like season 1's Ronald Gladden, the new subject believes that he's been hired as a temp for a hot sauce company and is about to relax with his new coworkers on an annual company retreat.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
At the office, constantly gushing about your spouse or new romantic interest can be cringe-inducing for your coworkers.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Friends, family members, coworkers and even coffee shop regulars from his barista days came to offer support.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The following January, Augie, ever the foodie, joined me, Bohls and our retired former American-Statesman coworkers for lunch at Lotus Hunan in Westlake, our favorite Chinese hangout.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
After the transfer, Wafai’s coworkers allegedly started treating her with hostility, for reporting Anderson’s behavior.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
While its functional role is still evolving, ATOM has already attracted significant attention from staff, underscoring both curiosity and growing acceptance of humanoid robots as future coworkers rather than distant concepts.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Instead of reporting for jury duty, like season 1's Ronald Gladden, the new subject believes that he's been hired as a temp for a hot sauce company and is about to relax with his new coworkers on an annual company retreat.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
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Photographed heading to Lattanzi in New York with his colleagues for the week, Storrie opted for a chocolate brown, shearling collared leather jacket by Sandro, a cobalt blue knit, straight-leg blue jeans, and black Saint Laurent penny loafers with white socks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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In his statement, Fincke thanked his Crew-11 colleagues, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, who were also aboard the space station at the time and are still in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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