Thesaurus results for COLLABORATOR

collaborator

noun

Definition of collaborator

as in accomplice

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Recent Examples of collaborator Then, together with Wolfe’s longtime collaborator and co-producer, Ben Chisholm, the trio crafted a record that focuses less on a particular sound than on songwriting itself. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026 Brad Paisley had to hold back tears while honoring his late friend and musical collaborator Dolly Parton. — Paris Close, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Related The intimate ceremony was officiated by Finneas’ superstar sister and longtime musical collaborator, Billie Eilish. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026 Their wedding was reportedly officiated by Eilish, O’Connell’s superstar sister and frequent collaborator, according to TMZ and photos of the ceremony posted by celebrity gossip account, DeuxMoi. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collaborator

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As Collin presents the French side of the Occupation, the Parisians are either victims, black-market opportunists, or accomplices of one sort or another.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Investigators allege Awais and his accomplices used their control of the associations to siphon money from accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplice

Noun

Diiorio tried to pay a confidential informant to kill her ex-boyfriend, a Philadelphia police officer, and his then 19-year-old daughter, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey first reported in April 2025.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Among the cooperating witnesses expected to testify is Joseph Vincent, a former Drug Enforcement Administration informant who did not testify in the first trial.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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In South Korea, Chipotle and its local partner built a supply chain designed to meet the company’s global food quality standards.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of partner

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To qualify to be a semifinalist, students must score in the top 1% of test-takers in the state on the PSAT, which this year’s cohort took in fall 2025 as high school juniors.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
This applies across scenarios like validating patient eligibility, spotting subtle adverse events in complex oncology cohorts or standardizing multisite electronic data capture entries.

— Anshima Raj, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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