Thesaurus results for COHORT

cohort

noun

ˈkō-ˌhȯrt

Definition of cohort

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 Track how often your products appear in assistant answers, and track launch-window products apart from the catalog average, because the aggregate hides the cohort at risk. — Srijith Ravikumar, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Clark, Reese and Howard were the three members of the team’s younger cohort who got the most playing time. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 But as Vogue Business reported earlier this year, a growing cohort of consumers are now defecting from tracking and optimizing their wellbeing altogether. — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 Arts District Liberty Station will also showcase its new cohort of four dancers and movement artists for a residency that extends through May. — Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cohort

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Noun

Valerie Ramey, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, said Trump’s policy proposal would likely lead to even higher inflation and interest rates.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Hatch had a job processing customer returns in a Lancaster fulfillment center, while Parks was a delivery associate at an Amazon delivery station in Rochester.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of associate

Noun

As Collin presents the French side of the Occupation, the Parisians are either victims, black-market opportunists, or accomplices of one sort or another.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Investigators allege Awais and his accomplices used their control of the associations to siphon money from accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplice

Noun

But Luján says his colleagues are eager to visit him in New Mexico, too, even though Republicans struggled to even field a candidate against him.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Dozens of Coxon’s colleagues in the AI industry publicly supported his statements, with some making even more dire predictions.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

He was thrust into the spotlight before most of his peers, because waiting is generally the smart thing to do.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The researchers also suggested that mechanisms should be found to allow honest agents to stop cheating by their peers, not merely to call it out on the message board.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of peer

Noun

The following year, Luis Enrique arrived, and Ruiz says the players responded well to his fellow countryman’s philosophy and style of play.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
On both shows, hosts and fellow guests treated my view as the contrarian, minority position.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fellow

Noun

Keeping up with Rådström, a former rower for the Swedish national team, was a challenge, Berg says, but the two became fast friends.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
If a friend from out of town visits and is looking for true, New York-style pizza, Williamsburg Pizza is at the top of my list of recommendations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of friend

Noun

Aura’s new slate — which included Trap House, the paramedic buddy comedy Code 3 with Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery, the comedy K-Pops!

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
And longtime buddy Travis Kelce, who gave new wife Taylor Swift something to cheer about with a 59-yard catch that helped to set up a field goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of buddy

Noun

Campbell walked with the rest of his classmates, but Reinart had to miss the ceremony.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Over a quarter of students in high-income countries complained their classmates got distracted by digital devices in most or every science class.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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