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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
The roundtable has helped three cohorts of 31 developers in Dallas-Fort Worth since 2022.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Tzannes has made several making award-winning shorts with his Dirty Shot Clean cohorts, with their feature debut being Et Tu, Shakespearean comedy-thriller starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
These include smaller kindergarten cohorts, declining birth rates, more people moving out of cities post-pandemic and recent federal immigration restrictions that have reduced the number of immigrant children enrolling in public schools nationwide.
—Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
To understand these connections, researchers from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), one of the world's largest long-term nutrition and cancer cohorts, tracked the health and diets of 450,112 people across Europe for an average of 14 years.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
During the quarter, Super said the company saw sales increases across all income cohorts but crucially, the most growth came from those making under $50,000 annually and those making more than $200,000 annually – showing that its products are what’s winning, not price or discounts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Although the program primarily focuses on technical roles, cohorts receive a variety of training aligned within their field of studies.
—Brandi Bufford, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The founders of The Boroughs, Blaine (Seth Numrich) and Anneliese Shaw (Alice Kremelburg), and a small group of their cohorts have been consuming Mother's blood for decades, keeping them in a state of permanent youth.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Tzannes has made several making award-winning shorts with his Dirty Shot Clean cohorts, with their feature debut being Et Tu, Shakespearean comedy-thriller starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
These include smaller kindergarten cohorts, declining birth rates, more people moving out of cities post-pandemic and recent federal immigration restrictions that have reduced the number of immigrant children enrolling in public schools nationwide.
—Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
To understand these connections, researchers from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), one of the world's largest long-term nutrition and cancer cohorts, tracked the health and diets of 450,112 people across Europe for an average of 14 years.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
During the quarter, Super said the company saw sales increases across all income cohorts but crucially, the most growth came from those making under $50,000 annually and those making more than $200,000 annually – showing that its products are what’s winning, not price or discounts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Although the program primarily focuses on technical roles, cohorts receive a variety of training aligned within their field of studies.
—Brandi Bufford, USA Today, 2 June 2026
The founders of The Boroughs, Blaine (Seth Numrich) and Anneliese Shaw (Alice Kremelburg), and a small group of their cohorts have been consuming Mother's blood for decades, keeping them in a state of permanent youth.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohorts
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In the film's final moments, Hugo and his associates wheel a living, breathing alien into the news station.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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These cameras are used for the purpose of detecting and preventing theft and protecting the safety of our customers and associates.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The plea agreement, which was filed in Los Angeles federal court, said that Perez and his accomplices, which included his sister, used social media to arrange the details of the smuggling operation from 2016 to 2022.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Young and his alleged accomplices, Jared Gray and Sencere Hayes, have pleaded not guilty.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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While acknowledging policy disagreements with colleagues on how best to address street homelessness, Raman argued the city should focus on directing resources toward strategies that have been proven to move people indoors.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Nguyen addressed her colleagues’ concerns directly on Tuesday.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education, a New York City company that helps advise high school students and their families on the college admissions process, said that creativity — along with creative problem-solving — helps set graduates apart from their peers.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Companies with negative net income tend to lag by more than 10% over the first 18 months after their listing compared with profitable peers, according to a Trivariate Research report last year.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.—
Jim Sciutto,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But even these trails, like the ones Vernon carved out with friends near his home in Bella Vista, have had a positive effect.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Read on to unpack those crucial final moments, including whether or not Coop and his best buddies got away with murder.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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After a short setup on Eternia, He-Man and his buddies escape the wrath of Skeletor by using the key to visit Earth.—
Jeffrey Ressner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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“Cohorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohorts. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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