colleagues

plural of colleague

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Recent Examples of colleagues Riding the wall, Volkwine shot through a turn and launched several feet into the air above the half-pipe, landing lightly beside his colleagues. Noah Daly july 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026 Steve has traveled around the world digging up dinosaurs and, working with many international colleagues, has named more than 15 new species, including the tyrannosaur 'Pinocchio rex' (Qianzhousaurus) and the raptor Zhenyuanlong. Big Think, 31 July 2026 The gas station was already aflame, when policeman Mykhailo Tsypliakov and his colleagues ran in to help. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Madison Social Charcuterie’s rapid growth has resulted from word-of-mouth endorsements, according to the owners, with support coming from friends, neighbors, colleagues and the downtown community. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 And on Wednesday, his relatives, colleagues and one-time adversaries gathered near that office to share them. Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Instead, they’re made to symbolize everything valiant and determined about the Scottish investigators and everything well-meaning but misguided about their American colleagues, respectively. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 However, these examples of mutualism are markedly different from those reviewed by Grueter and colleagues. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Ravech and his colleagues, including Buster Olney, were reportedly unaware that Monday night's Phillies-Dodgers game would be his final broadcast for the network. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleagues
Noun
  • In July, Peyton became the first Black woman to ever chair the Jackson County Legislature after former Chair Manny Abarca was removed by a vote of his peers.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The company’s compliance, merchandising and sourcing associates in 14 countries received additional training and tools to meet and maintain responsible sourcing requirements.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The filing also describes an alleged phone call from one of Rodriguez's associates.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Its consumer-facing partners include Regent Seven Seas Cruises, luxury home-rental platform Plum Guide, chauffeur service Blacklane and restaurant operator The Wolseley Hospitality Group.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The full cast of celebrities and their pro dancing partners is expected to be unveiled on Good Morning America September 2.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Argenis Torres Rosales was visiting the Wilson Creek reservation area in the national forest — about 90 minutes north of Charlotte — with his coworkers on Sunday, July 26, according to his aunt, Wuendy Rosales, of Hickory.
    Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That creates opportunities for payment fraud, internal phishing or further attacks against coworkers and clients.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro also star in the film, in which Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who inadvertently gets his buddies tied up in a globe-trotting adventure.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • That night, Freddy and his buddies met Langley backstage after a performance in Oklahoma City.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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

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