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Recent Examples of cog
Bam Martin-Scott, entering his second season, is viewed as a key cog on special teams.
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Mike Kaye
january 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
To keep this important cog in the development wheel turning, Goodspeed budgets carefully, sells a lot of tickets (including weekend passes and packages with dinner options) and attracts patrons who give donations specifically to the festival.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2026
Bregman, the unquestioned leader of last year’s Red Sox team and a key cog in its return to the postseason, expressed interest in re-signing with the club on a long-term deal after opting out of his three-year, $120 million deal in November.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Didn’t have to worry about that back in the days when everybody was a faceless cog.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Mike Kaye
january 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
To keep this important cog in the development wheel turning, Goodspeed budgets carefully, sells a lot of tickets (including weekend passes and packages with dinner options) and attracts patrons who give donations specifically to the festival.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2026
Bregman, the unquestioned leader of last year’s Red Sox team and a key cog in its return to the postseason, expressed interest in re-signing with the club on a long-term deal after opting out of his three-year, $120 million deal in November.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Didn’t have to worry about that back in the days when everybody was a faceless cog.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cog
Noun
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Continue reading … TRUTH EMERGES – Former Beckham assistant says Brooklyn's family drama validates her alleged affair.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead of opening in a separate tab, the assistant now lives in a side panel that stays accessible across all tabs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Labor Department inspector general's office has interviewed staff in connection with the investigation, which followed a complaint that Chavez-DeRemer was having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and abusing her office.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Quarterbacks who have attained a certain status understandably don’t want to start over as subordinates, be assigned grunt work and wait in line for promotions.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Providing some respite from the violent mayhem are scenes in which Manafort stares intently at computer screens tracking what’s going on and the new MI6 chief (Ackie) barks orders at her underlings.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of her underlings, an eager-beaver new recruit (George MacKay) in the records department, is the case manager.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tech giants flourish or falter based on their decisions to overhaul themselves, often leaving tens of thousands of workers to pay the price.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association workers, some of whom don't have power at their own homes, are working 16-hour days to restore electricity in Mississippi.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, in which former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick faces a major snub, and Virginia Commonwealth University fires an employee after ICE videos.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In an environment where most employees already lack the time or energy to do their jobs, treating responsiveness as a core leadership trait doesn’t create momentum.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For instance, Bolsonaro’s flunkies penetrated the government agency that handled film distribution.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The conservative dynamic duo representing the minority on the council against Wu and her progressive flunkies have repeatedly seen their proposals and bills rejected or just ignored by Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, a Wu ally.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
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Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
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This was separate from the $50,000-a-month retainer Globovision had with Ballard Partners to lobby on its behalf.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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His work spans the Alternative department as well as the agency’s brand retainer clients.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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