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Recent Examples of cog
Although offensive line play isn't flashy, Strawn's been reliable in the pass game and a key cog in Texas State's explosive run game.
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Atlantic Records executive Tammy (Rosanna Arquette) has signed up in-demand director Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård) to helm Charli’s Amazon concert film, an important cog to making sure brat is forever.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Craig, a main cog of head coach Bill Walsh's groundbreaking West Coast offense, was the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Pro in 1988, and was named to the Pro Bowl four times in his career.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The ghost has broken the laws of nature but she’s still treated like a cog in the system.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Atlantic Records executive Tammy (Rosanna Arquette) has signed up in-demand director Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård) to helm Charli’s Amazon concert film, an important cog to making sure brat is forever.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Craig, a main cog of head coach Bill Walsh's groundbreaking West Coast offense, was the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Pro in 1988, and was named to the Pro Bowl four times in his career.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The ghost has broken the laws of nature but she’s still treated like a cog in the system.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cog
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On October 14, the Bureau sent the assistant attorney general an eight-paragraph précis of the poet’s life, work, and political leanings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eberflus has spent 17 seasons in the NFL as a head coach and defensive assistant, having spent last season as the DC for the Cowboys.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Analysts say the campaign is also a way for Xi, who is in his 14th year in power, to remove potential rivals and ensure absolute loyalty among his subordinates.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Li Gang / Xinhua News Agency / AP Analysts say the campaign is also a way for Xi, who is in his 14th year in power, to remove potential rivals and ensure absolute loyalty among his subordinates.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shell looked to be on his way to a high-profile comeback after losing his job as NBCUniversal chief executive three years ago over an inappropriate relationship with an underling.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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That’s striking, considering that execs tend to be far more enthusiastic about the tech compared to their underlings.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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Aid workers are delivering food, water, shelter, and medical and mental health care, among other services.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Noah Nelson, a professor at the California Institute of the Arts and founder of immersive arts publication No Proscenium, said Actors’ Equity’s recognition of the Basement’s workers is a step in the right direction as the union welcomes more nontraditional units.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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While a large majority of the department's employees are considered essential and continue to work, many will not receive a full paycheck this week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Two other Girardi Keese employees were also convicted.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Yasmin, Tender’s briefly installed head of communications, is the first of Whitney’s flunkies to defect.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 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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If Warsh came to be regarded as a yes-man for Trump, that would be very negative for the dollar.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2026
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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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Imhoff says the retainer and testing are at no cost to them.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pullman was president of the over 15,000-member State Police union from 2012 until his resignation in 2018, during which time Lynch worked as a lobbyist representing the union in exchange for monthly retainer payments.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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