cogs

Definition of cogsnext
plural of cog

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Noun
  • 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
  • Despite the scary Instagram post, gang leader Lamar Williams was still convicted this month of a 2013 murder in the Bronx, and the two underlings accused of trying to keep him out of prison could wind up joining him.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, even tech pros seem to be struggling to control their AI assistants at times.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the tax paid for having so much success, as other teams will want to hire away your assistants.
    Connor Riley, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • What mattered to Anthropic was a guarantee that Claude would have nothing to do with the analysis of bulk data collected domestically, an issue especially salient to its employees in the context of ongoing ICE raids.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?
    Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • No workers for mundane tasks Diez revealed that manufacturers worldwide are struggling to find laborers for highly repetitive physical tasks.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some workers complain that receiving calls and messages can interrupt their recordings, and having a phone strapped to their head is uncomfortable.
    NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The department eventually helped a hundred and sixty-one workers recover on average roughly three thousand dollars in wages each.
    Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the meantime, apply a smear of lotion to your hands to protect your skin and prepare a bowl of ice-cold water.
    Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The fabric covering her front continued behind her like two mini trains, which Olandria waved with her hands, creating an almost wing-like shape.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Cogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogs. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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