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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Recent Examples of colleague
Clarkson began his column in The Sun by pointing out how Horner's ousting had been linked to an incident last year when he was accused by a female colleague of inappropriate behavior, despite Red Bull clearing him of any wrongdoing after an internal investigation.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Many of the couple’s close friends and colleagues took to the comment section to congratulate them on the new arrival.
—Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Research by Abel and his New York Fed colleague Richard Deitz has found that while many graduates have to settle for less challenging work right out of school, most find more rewarding positions within a few years.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 July 2025
In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Many of the couple’s close friends and colleagues took to the comment section to congratulate them on the new arrival.
—Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Research by Abel and his New York Fed colleague Richard Deitz has found that while many graduates have to settle for less challenging work right out of school, most find more rewarding positions within a few years.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 July 2025
In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Follow that with a dip in the sea at Lia beach—a four minute walk away—or book a pottery class through one of the hotel’s artisan partners.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Uber will meanwhile gain a proven partner to take on autonomous driving rivals around the world.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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Estimates range from 44% to 85% of extramarital affairs are with a coworker.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Lee [his coworker at the restaurant, played by Dakota Daulby] is a little bit of comic relief, but for the most part, Freddy’s story is pretty heartbreaking.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 July 2025
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Trump's current VP, JD Vance, joined him on the defensive on Thursday evening, decrying the most recent link between Trump and Epstein: a Wall Street Journal exclusive that revealed a lewd birthday message Trump allegedly wrote to his billionaire buddy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee agreed July 22 to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to testify about the conspiracy that landed her in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal’s hilarious and gross revelation of his leering 50th birthday party note to Epstein sits squarely in what everyone knows already: Trump and Epstein were party-boy associates on the louche side of 1990s New York.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Kane said this new program will be unique because a social worker and peer support advocate will present and ready to assist anyone working through a difficult situation or needing more assistance.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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This time last season, Carlson was viewed as a player with interesting potential, but was much older relative to his peers and perhaps not a bona fide NBA talent.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Jessica Riedl, former staff director of the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth—who spent a decade as Heritage lead research fellow on federal budget and spending policy—was among the many paying tribute to Feulner on social media.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Funding also supports the stipends of research fellows, postdoctoral scholars and promising early-career mathematicians.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
18 July 2025
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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