Thesaurus results for COHORTS

cohorts

noun

plural of cohort

as in associates

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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one associated with another in wrongdoing she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting

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Recent Examples of cohorts For managers, consider multi-month learning journeys with peer cohorts, live workshops, practical frameworks and opportunities to apply new skills over time. — Melanie Rosenwasser, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Now, listeners can hear Mad Dog and his cohorts, as well as WFAN, without switching platforms. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The results revealed the complexities of having debt while also spotlighting differences between generational cohorts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 Previous Writers’ Colony cohorts included Duran Jones, Dorado Quick, Shahari Moore and Sunny Dae. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 10 July 2026 The plan is to have three cohorts every year, with 20 to 30 students per class. — Michelle Marchante july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Both cohorts carried, or are carrying, those entry-point scars. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Following 2022’s Jackass Forever, the latest installment sees the return of Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and the rest of the pain-seeking cohorts. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

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Noun

The health of Welsh has much to do with the fact that it is being transmitted, particularly in north Wales, by parents to children in the ordinary, unself-conscious way one associates with any living vernacular.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
In December 2024, a Bucharest court ruled that the first case against the Tates and their two female associates couldn't proceed to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities and sent it back to prosecutors.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of associates

Noun

On the morning of October 19, the day of the robbery, the pair were instructed to meet two accomplices in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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One of the officers was taken to a hospital by his colleagues in a patrol car, while the other injured officer was brought to a medical facility by ambulance.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 July 2026
His choice not to publicly disclose his colon cancer diagnosis meant that his death blindsided his fans and even some of his closest colleagues.

— Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 July 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Neurodivergent applicants may struggle to communicate effectively in an interview but outperform their peers in the actual job.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
Dell Technologies , Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Super Micro Computer’s surge spilled over to its server peers, with the group as a whole boosted by the better-than-expected preliminary results.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of peers

Noun

The three friends who traveled with Wells on the boat to Horn Island have been interviewed in depth, the sheriff told the Sun Herald.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Sharing the clean-air tips in this article may be helpful to day care providers or friends and relatives your child visits often.

— Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

Konkey and Peterson have been neighborhood buddies since grade school, but last year was their first season together playing football in high school.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Like its 2023 predecessor, Evil Dead Burn starts with the brisk dispatch of secondary characters at a pretty lakeside spot — the film was shot in New Zealand — where buddies Jared (Keanu Karim) and Leo (Tapiwa Soropa) are fishing.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

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