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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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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
As part of Google's $4 billion investment in a data center in West Memphis, the tech giant announced that the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University system will participate in its first cohort of the Google AI for Education Accelerator program.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
Wealth, in the view of an increasing cohort of affluent individuals, is more than money.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Barracco was also among a cohort of high-profile speakers at a three-part panel discussion held in the ballroom of Rong Zhai.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
As part of Google's $4 billion investment in a data center in West Memphis, the tech giant announced that the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University system will participate in its first cohort of the Google AI for Education Accelerator program.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
Wealth, in the view of an increasing cohort of affluent individuals, is more than money.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Barracco was also among a cohort of high-profile speakers at a three-part panel discussion held in the ballroom of Rong Zhai.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Mann said Heat 2 would not deal with the events of 1995 in the original movie but would start rather one day after, with only Hanna’s associate Chris Shiherlis, played by Val Kilmer still alive.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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To the surprise of her robbery accomplices, who are still behind bars, she gets released.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Police also intercepted the Lexus shortly after and allegedly found 21-year-old Kitione Mahe — who had previously been wanted by police — in the front passenger’s seat, along with an unnamed accomplice and the 59-year-old man.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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In a time where women are adopting AI tools at a 25% lower rate than men, Pinterest’s Chief People Officer Doniel Sutton advises her female colleagues to lean in.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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In a 2021 update that incorporated additional factors into the simulations, DeConto and colleagues revised that estimate sharply downward, projecting less than 40 centimeters of sea-level rise by the century’s end under high-emission scenarios.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Its ready-to-wear and accessories division has also proved a solid earner, with sales rising 6 percent in the first half, helping the company outperform its sector peers.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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On a Thursday afternoon, Burke and her peer color guard members, Caroline Pilla and Lenore Pratt, took a brief midterms study break to chat with PEOPLE about why Belichick’s first year as head coach feels so different.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani also had the motivation of matching his fellow Dodgers starters, who have been phenomenal on the mound ever since the playoff race got serious.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Center for Renewing America fellows had written two more chapters in the report.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The following morning, Speak discovered his friend after arriving at his house to pick him up, the intention being to take him to Manchester Airport for a flight to Dubai.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time on the show, the friends and family members selected by each celebrity contestant for their dedications will join them on the ballroom floor.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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On the date of the incident, Dylan and her classmates were on a training platform about 16 feet below the surface.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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My kindergarten classmates tended to gravitate towards calligraphy, swimming, ballet and English conversation classes, but I would rather be caught dead than do anything that involved ‘learning together’.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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