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
Over the next three decades, many of their relatives have chosen to remain private from public scrutiny, carefully shielding their connection to the case from colleagues and, at times, their closest friends.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Democrats have pushed back against a short-term spending measure from their Republican colleagues, arguing Congress must address premium tax credits for health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
This week, the two former colleagues were reunited with Raghuram joining a16z as a managing partner.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
In one study, Zhu and his colleagues found that as a husky grows older, its bark lasts longer and potentially becomes more sophisticated.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Democrats have pushed back against a short-term spending measure from their Republican colleagues, arguing Congress must address premium tax credits for health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
This week, the two former colleagues were reunited with Raghuram joining a16z as a managing partner.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
In one study, Zhu and his colleagues found that as a husky grows older, its bark lasts longer and potentially becomes more sophisticated.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The product will be available directly from NVIDIA and select third-party partners.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Vital witnesses were killed in the blast All 16 people inside the facility died in the blast, leaving behind a devastated network of coworkers and loved ones as well as depriving investigators of crucial accounts of the final moments leading up to the explosion.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tellis, a State Department employee since 2001 who also worked as a contractor for the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense, had a coworker print multiple classified documents for him during a visit to a DOD facility in Virginia on September 12, court documents allege.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Racing with some buddies of course, and that's coming closer with the unveiling of the Jetson Air Games concept recently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The latter exchange exemplifies why Boston Blue works best when Wahlberg and Martin-Green are driving the action with their easy, buddy-cop chemistry.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pulte ended up wiring the former associate $250,000 that was premised, in part, on the associate falsely promising that Ye would provide financial and public support for Pulte’s online philanthropy, court records show.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Sarah is a first-year associate at Jacobson Moore, where the series takes place.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike many of her male peers, Takaichi doesn’t come from a political dynasty.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of its students, Khaled Alhammadi, led a session on content creation, guiding peers and young learners alike through creative ways to craft dynamic social media visuals using photography, video and editing techniques.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Naomi Zewde, a fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, told ABC News that working low-income families and adults will be affected if the ACA subsidies are not approved.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lyle, Nickerson and fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco are all executive producers on the series.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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