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cogs

noun

plural of cog
as in underlings

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  1. underlings
  2. assistants
  3. subordinates
  4. employees
  5. yes-men
  6. laborers
  7. workers
  8. hands
Noun
  • With her severe bob and icy demeanor, Miranda chills her underlings to the bone.
    — Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of underlings
Noun
  • The three other captain’s assistants this week are Jim Furyk, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Not signing in means missing out on app roaming, data syncing, messages, voice assistants, and a whole lot of other goodies, however.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • Investigators have accused one of his subordinates of running a fraud scheme, though Kravchenko himself has not been charged or named a suspect.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, while there are government rules against federal employees accepting gifts from subordinates or officials who make less than themselves, subordinates are not barred from receiving gifts from superiors.
    — Kristin Brown, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of subordinates
Noun
  • September 24, 2026 AI is rapidly changing how top leaders communicate with employees, customers, boards, and each other.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Folklore intentionally awards $10,000 grants rather than spreading the money across a larger number of smaller awards, with the goal of providing enough funding for investments such as equipment, additional space or employees.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of employees
Noun
  • Surrounding yourself with a bunch of yes-men is not a recipe for success—at least according to AT&T CEO John Stankey.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of yes-men
Noun
  • The copper rivets, still used across jean designs today, were initially added to prevent rips frequently experienced by miners and other laborers.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Eliminating the grace period would favor American laborers, the DHS argued.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • Parents ship young children abroad; white-collar professionals become fast-food workers; migration cleaves young lovers.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While both lawsuits were brought on antitrust grounds, the WGA focused heavily in its own suit about the impact that the merger would have on workers.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of workers
Noun
  • However, a process built around experimentation and human hands — which can only work so fast — becomes complicated as demand accelerates.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Among other things, Noohu accused showrunner Ed Brubaker of rubbing his back and of making comments about running his hands through Noohu’s hair.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hands
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“Cogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogs. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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