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
Emma Teeling, PhD, from the University of Dublin, and her colleagues do bat research.
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Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Help a colleague, a client, someone in the community, a child.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Huang ended his message by urging colleagues to check up on and send kind words to those affected by the crisis.
—Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,leslie Josephs,holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,azhar Sukri,anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Simmons, who grew up in Lincoln Square, has emphasized his roots throughout the campaign and his efforts to push colleagues to take difficult votes, including in support of transgender residents.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Help a colleague, a client, someone in the community, a child.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Huang ended his message by urging colleagues to check up on and send kind words to those affected by the crisis.
—Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,leslie Josephs,holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,azhar Sukri,anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Simmons, who grew up in Lincoln Square, has emphasized his roots throughout the campaign and his efforts to push colleagues to take difficult votes, including in support of transgender residents.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Kushnir said the decision ultimately depends on the government and Zelensky, but the company wants to help partners and could be ready to do so within days.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah, Iran’s longtime partner, opened a second front with Israel from Lebanon.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Another protective order was filed by his ex-wife’s male coworker, who Culleton was allegedly stalking and threatening.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bejarano came to the event dressed in an inflatable cow costume that matched the costumes of her coworker and coworker’s daughter.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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As with the trip to France, Jansen Brisbane, a former sports broadcaster with 20 years of experience in television news, was joined by visiting professor Bob Young, a journalism faculty associate at Arizona State University and former sports writer for the Arizona Republic.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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Executive associate athletic director Courtney Vinson, the men’s basketball administrator, will lead the program until a new coach is hired.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The best buddy cop movie in eons has arrived in the form of Zootopia 2.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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The trailer shows the buddy-cop relationship between Hal and John as the elder Green Lantern shows the new recruit the ropes.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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And that’s given him longer than most of his peers to think about what makes someone an effective CEO.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pacific Electric will be on the small side for a theater, a more intimate peer of downtown’s Regent or Bellwether.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Our tormentor is angry the state chose Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and has not met his demands to stop mail-in voting and release his supporter and fellow election denier Tina Peters from prison.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Miriam Fauzia is a science reporting fellow at The Dallas Morning News.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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