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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
So the offspring cohorts get examined about every four years, in addition to the first cohort being examined still every two years.
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
As new cohorts of amateurs enter office each election cycle, this bipartisanship problem will persist.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
In Rancho Santa Fe, 85% of elementary school students showed proficiency in both ELA and math, with strong performances by the third and fourth grade cohorts.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
But now Chipotle is seeing consumers across all income cohorts visit less frequently.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The behavior of these younger generational cohorts is a stark departure from the past.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Eileen asks a room full of salivating male cohorts, predicting what has since come to pass.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a Coffee Meets Bagel report found that 37 percent of women across the Gen Z, millennial and Gen X age cohorts would not consider dating someone with different political views.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Having two fellow cohorts who are both women, who are both considered outsiders, who are both women of color, navigating a very specific set of challenges, that dynamic and the betrayal, ultimately, what happens is so tragic to me.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
As new cohorts of amateurs enter office each election cycle, this bipartisanship problem will persist.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
In Rancho Santa Fe, 85% of elementary school students showed proficiency in both ELA and math, with strong performances by the third and fourth grade cohorts.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
But now Chipotle is seeing consumers across all income cohorts visit less frequently.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The behavior of these younger generational cohorts is a stark departure from the past.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Eileen asks a room full of salivating male cohorts, predicting what has since come to pass.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a Coffee Meets Bagel report found that 37 percent of women across the Gen Z, millennial and Gen X age cohorts would not consider dating someone with different political views.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Having two fellow cohorts who are both women, who are both considered outsiders, who are both women of color, navigating a very specific set of challenges, that dynamic and the betrayal, ultimately, what happens is so tragic to me.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohorts
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Reformation’s retail outposts then become places for customers to socialize, try on clothes, interact with associates, serving as brand conversion hubs.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to the press release, the park employed about 70 full-time associates.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Police are still searching for the loot taken from the museum in last weekend’s brazen daytime theft, as well as for other accomplices.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The bank manager would be played by one of his accomplices.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Last summer, following Mamdani’s stunning primary victory, many friends and colleagues were anxious that this Democratic candidate was too liberal, too anti-business, too inexperienced for the global stage, and simply too young.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The plan is certain to divide the Democratic caucus — and possibly also their Republican colleagues — as senators try to assemble a bipartisan deal to reopen the government, ending 35 days of a debilitating shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Colleges, employers and even peers can access public digital traces.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Franzén believes, as do some of his peers, that EQT’s industry is about to go through a wave of consolidation.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jaquez, who grew up in the Los Angeles area and went to college at UCLA, was able to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 7 World Series-clinching road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night with family and friends around other Dodgers fans.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Volunteers also have the option to shop and deliver supplies, meet up with their buddies in the store or donate via gift card.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Cohorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohorts. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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