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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as in accomplices

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

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Recent Examples of cohorts Job placement tracks whether recent graduating cohorts — 2020 through 2025 — landed a full-time role or entered graduate school within a year of finishing their degree. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 How Strength Training Affects Longevity The study drew on data from three major long-term health cohorts, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the Nurses’ Health Study and the Nurses’ Health Study II. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 But the light that Alfred helped bring into his heart at the end of Season 1 continues to spread as additional cohorts crack Batman’s armor. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026 This lines up with what the BBC has documented as Gen Z being the only generation to rank quality above price, while also being more likely than older cohorts to read — and leave — detailed reviews. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 The latest round of Star Wars VFX workers join several other cohorts of their colleagues across Disney‘s Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and the Avatar franchise who ratified their first IATSE contracts with the studio last year. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Green and his cohorts on the Mizzou offensive line were instrumental in opening holes for Hardy. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 Overall, the difference between our two cohorts was dramatic. — Clyde Eiríkur Hull, The Conversation, 23 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

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The company’s compliance, merchandising and sourcing associates in 14 countries received additional training and tools to meet and maintain responsible sourcing requirements.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
The filing also describes an alleged phone call from one of Rodriguez's associates.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 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

Definition of accomplices

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In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

In July, Peyton became the first Black woman to ever chair the Jackson County Legislature after former Chair Manny Abarca was removed by a vote of his peers.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of peers

Noun

Tuesday’s story will cover making friends, and Wednesday’s story will focus on parent concerns about your school’s decisions.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
No, friends and filmmakers who have come to visit me over the years, and also people who have inquired about the project.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro also star in the film, in which Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who inadvertently gets his buddies tied up in a globe-trotting adventure.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026
That night, Freddy and his buddies met Langley backstage after a performance in Oklahoma City.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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