as in partner
a fellow worker
on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
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Nedergaard and her colleagues also found that some sleep medications can disrupt these natural brain rhythms in mice, potentially impairing the glymphatic cleaning process.
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Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Teachers struggling to afford living in this city can soon apply to live next door to their colleagues in a North Oakland apartment building that is being converted into housing for educators.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and others in House Democratic leadership on Tuesday called on their Republican colleagues to bring the House back into session and vote to end the US war with Iran.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
A lot of my former colleagues are leaving podcasting, because the jobs just aren’t really there.
—HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Teachers struggling to afford living in this city can soon apply to live next door to their colleagues in a North Oakland apartment building that is being converted into housing for educators.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and others in House Democratic leadership on Tuesday called on their Republican colleagues to bring the House back into session and vote to end the US war with Iran.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
A lot of my former colleagues are leaving podcasting, because the jobs just aren’t really there.
—HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Jones now partners with Kayte Christensen, the team’s current color commentator.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Our expert take The Citi Strata Premier® Card has competitive rewards rates and unlocks access to all of the Citi ThankYou® transfer partners, which boosts the value of your points.—
Liz Knueven,Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Near a lookout offering sweeping views, Gerhardt Konig, 47 — upset about his wife's relationship with a coworker — tried to push her off the steep trail, bashed her head with a rock and attempted to stab her with a syringe, prosecutors said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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For instance, later in the film, the editing team had stood up both the scene of the couple confronting their DJ (Sydney Lemmon) about potential drug use and the scene of Charlie giving his coworker, Misha (Hailey Benton Gates), Emma’s story as a hypothetical.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
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Epstein helped one of her daughters with her college applications, showed her around New York and secured her an appointment at the glamorous New York salon owned by his associate, celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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This is brought to multi-dimensional life by his modal trumpet, and long-time associates saxophonist Ole Mathisen and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, with Tania Giannouli on microtonal piano, purposely tuned by ElSaffar.—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the third episode of Testaments, the series’ narration head hops from Agnes’s limited perspective to that of her Pearl Girl study buddy Daisy, who we’ve been led to believe is a Toronto runaway.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Yeah, so the writer Paul Grellong and Chris were college buddies.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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When talking to your peers, politeness is of paramount importance.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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Consider attending a workshop or visiting a museum — especially one that a mentor or peer has recommended to you.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There’s a fellow from Rolling Stone who apologized to me a couple years ago, he was told to be as cutthroat as possible.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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In addition to being a model and influencer, Tanner launched the Over Social Agency — a full-service influencer marketing agency — with fellow Michigander Nancy Nguyen in 2021.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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