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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
Household formation is expected to slow in the coming years because of population aging, low fertility rates, smaller young adult cohorts, and reduced immigration, according to the MBA paper.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
After decades of being overlooked in favor of younger cohorts like Millennials and Gen Z, Gen X women are finally coming into focus for many brands.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brandi Bufford,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
After decades of being overlooked in favor of younger cohorts like Millennials and Gen Z, Gen X women are finally coming into focus for many brands.
—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
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
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.
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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.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohorts
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Escalating violence Sydney’s western suburbs are ground zero for a turf war that’s seen criminal gangs shoot up rivals’ homes, ignite cars and businesses, kidnap and kill associates and terrorize their families.
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Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show Bogan has repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with allegations about the stable and Moore, and insulted him online.
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In November 1998, after a five-month trial, Patrizia and her four accomplices were found guilty of premeditated murder.
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Investigators are looking into whether there are more burial sites and any accomplices.
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His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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But some reporters seem compelled to resurrect its ghost to justify to fewer and fewer peers their bootstrapped existence.
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Research comparing sport-specializing adolescents to sport-sampling peers has found that specializers report significantly higher levels of burnout, including greater feelings of reduced accomplishment and emotional exhaustion.
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For the admiral, this has always been a revenge mission against the Sea Snake, the man who has ruled the Narrow and Summer Seas for far too long, killing her friends along the way.
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AIs will be our friends, our confidants, our therapists, our doctors, our employees, our business partners—and yes, in many cases, our romantic partners and lovers.
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All fairly standard so far, but an interesting wrinkle in the design is plans to give it some drone buddies.
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For those uninitiated, Amazon Prime’s latest college drama, Off Campus, has sparked a dedicated following for its respectful portrayal of friendships, fun, and even, puck buddies bunnies.
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“Cohorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohorts. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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