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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
if you're trying to give up drinking, your cohorts shouldn't be confirmed party animals
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting
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Recent Examples of cohort
At a ceremony on campus held this month, the first cohort of students in the retailer’s new tailoring certificate program received completion certificates at the Fashion Institute of Technology, marking the launch of what both partners describe as a long-term workforce pipeline.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
The Heidari brothers are rather elusive figures in the cohort of restaurateurs defining Dallas’ dining scene.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The company has also introduced a new FriendShare feature that lets users form private cohorts around common interests and organize flights where seats can be individually chartered.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026
The Education Department said universities with a cohort default rate of more than 30 percent for each of the three most recent fiscal years could jeopardize its access to the Direct Loan program.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
The Heidari brothers are rather elusive figures in the cohort of restaurateurs defining Dallas’ dining scene.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The company has also introduced a new FriendShare feature that lets users form private cohorts around common interests and organize flights where seats can be individually chartered.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026
The Education Department said universities with a cohort default rate of more than 30 percent for each of the three most recent fiscal years could jeopardize its access to the Direct Loan program.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
Noun
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Five applicants have a bachelor’s degree, three hold a master’s, three have a doctorate, and one holds an associate’s degree, TEA data shows.—
Samuel O’Neal
February 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Jackson Fuentes, communications associate with the Georgia Senate Press Office (was Saturday).—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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His accomplice in the robbery is being sought.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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An Idaho prosecutor has cleared a Boise Police Department officer who mistakenly shot at and injured an Idaho Department of Correction officer during a chaotic ambush at a Boise hospital perpetrated by a prisoner and an accomplice.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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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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The controversy is now attracting the attention of Gonzales’ Republican colleagues.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Even after Paramount alleviated those concerns by letting WBD peer into Ellison’s books and making the Saudis nonvoting, non-board members, WBD still favorited Netflix.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The graphic below shows his data from last season, compared to his positional peers in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The original nine defendants in the case, including Lemon and another fellow journalist, have all pleaded not guilty.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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While the fellow players tried to talk themselves into a grand theory of gamers and/or Housewives betraying one another, Rob kept things close to the chest — developing relationships in thoughtful, quiet ways but always willing to turn his back on his friends when the timing was right.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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We are all retired, and this friend is substantially better off financially than the rest of us.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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The first home movie may be more than a century old, but home video gave amateurs seemingly boundless capacity for recording family and friends.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her bags are already packed, buddy.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ideal for groups of travel buddies or a family (or two), the dining room seats 14, and the breakfast bar will be the hot spot once the morning alarm sounds.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
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Marcus Phillips spearheads a spot-on quintet of classmates, each bursting with self-conscious awkwardness and a desire to be seen and understood.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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His absence will likely require a heavier load on classmate Jayden Ross, who has been identified as a go-to wing defender off the bench.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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