colleagues

plural of colleague

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Recent Examples of colleagues The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to prevent data centers from raising electricity prices, enjoyed sweeping support in the House from all but three Democrats while all but four of their colleagues in the Senate opposed it. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 Anthony Jack, Richard Boyatzis and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University coached people once about their personal vision and once about their current problems, then scanned them with fMRI. — Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The coworker still matters At work, practice and feedback can come through everyday conversations and interactions with colleagues. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 After receiving the question list, Rogers emailed two colleagues inside the Fed, looking for answers. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Raffa and his colleagues argue that the reasoning behind the advice isn’t based on solid evidence. — New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026 My research with colleagues on Florida elections will be published in a forthcoming book in January 2027. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Winter spoke with other district attorneys from the Rockwall County area, as well as some of Conradt’s former colleagues. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Two more of my colleagues then were satisfied that the agreement that was executed was reliable. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleagues
Noun
  • Bank of America announced this morning a new Payments Insights capability, part of CashPro, that analyzes payment efficiency, cross-border flows and working-capital performance and compares a company’s results with industry peers.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The region also earns an F for disconnected communities, with 21% of workers commuting 45 minutes or more, and the longest average commute among its peers at 30 minutes.
    — Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Stomski said associates can move from earning roughly $16 to $20 an hour to $35 to $40 an hour after becoming technicians.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Investing time to perform a SWOT analysis is necessary for maintaining a healthy culture among associates, board members and supporters.
    — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In the first episode, Prue will sit down with comedians Hope Carew and Andrew Stier to explore topics ranging from spreading the gay agenda through football to Thanksgiving nudism and how best to blackmail coworkers.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Messaging apps make switching harder when friends, family and coworkers depend on them.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One of his buddies needed insulin and waited up to four hours each day in the medical area to receive his necessary shots.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Also, tell your buddies about this essay from our new trust-in-science reporter, Nick Florko.
    — Brittany Trang, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Colleagues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleagues. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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