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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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In 2015, Jennifer and her co-accomplices — Wong, Lenford Crawford and David Mylvaganam — were sentenced to two terms of life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of Bich and Hann, per the Toronto Star.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Prigg, who went unpunished along with his accomplices, became a sheriff.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beginning in 2012, my colleagues and I helped thousands of interdisciplinary teams at IBM become more entrepreneurial, more agile, and more customer-focused.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Some of their most politically vulnerable members are returning to Washington desperate to keep colleagues in both chambers from losing interest in immediate results.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Family members, friends, and contemporaries in the industry have been posting tributes following the news.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
10 Nov. 2025
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The idea has come up in internal BBC News meetings and been ventilated on BBC airwaves by friends of the corporation like David Yelland, once a key figure in the Murdoch empire and now a communications specialist with his own BBC podcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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