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
In fact, as my TIME colleague Philip Wang reported this spring, there are real ideological divides between Republican voters under 30 and this President.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024, drawing more than 2,000 responses.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024 that drew more than 2,000 responses.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Over the coming days and weeks, Americans will watch how his colleagues respond.
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Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024, drawing more than 2,000 responses.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024 that drew more than 2,000 responses.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Over the coming days and weeks, Americans will watch how his colleagues respond.
—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for colleague
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Aldo Álvarez started Mercatoria, another online delivery service, in 2021 with three other Cuban partners.
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Other founders made connections that led to funding, customers, and strategic partners.
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Maybe those people at the reflecting pool dropped their wedding ring after leaving their wife for a 25-year-old coworker.
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Your helpful nature jumps in quickly, while a volunteer request, group plan, or coworker’s need could strain your schedule.
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And in a separate ongoing civil case, the city has issued nearly two dozen subpoenas seeking a broad array of GPS and social media data on Hubbard and his associates, according to his attorney Bryan Pease.
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In hospitality, that means making associates more productive, owners more effective and guests more satisfied.
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How to keep your best buddy safe and calm during the next several days.
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Founder Todd Graves commissioned the mural by his buddy Brody to celebrate his Times Square location’s third anniversary.
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Complementing the peer model is Leadership Coaching, delivered through one-to-one engagements focused on executive growth, decision clarity, and performance alignment.
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Yet, despite a smattering of citations, the work is impossible to fact-check, much less peer-review.
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Dioz is among the many small businesses across Los Angeles that are getting a boost from the global sporting event, said Kevin Klowden, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute.
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After losing their cattle to disease, the two joined fellow rancher Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening), initially a major adversary, and her 10 Petal Ranch.
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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