as in peers
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 colleagues
His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
On Monday, Scott sent a letter to his Republican colleagues arguing that the Senate should be taking votes every week on some version of the SAVE America Act and other GOP priorities that Democrats oppose.
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Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Four senators opposed the measure, with some lawmakers from the fractured opposition joining ruling party colleagues in backing the changes.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
In a 12-month low-level laser therapy trial published in Dermatologic Therapy, Shin and colleagues reported that 85 percent of users were satisfied with at-home laser therapy for androgenetic alopecia, with gains holding steady through week 48.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
As for my colleagues trying them on for size for the first time?
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Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Kemp hasn’t been as forceful on the issue as some GOP colleagues would have liked.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
Wang, however, failed to garner her colleagues’ support for amendments allowing the council to vet the mayor’s choice for the administrator role.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
On Monday, Scott sent a letter to his Republican colleagues arguing that the Senate should be taking votes every week on some version of the SAVE America Act and other GOP priorities that Democrats oppose.
—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Four senators opposed the measure, with some lawmakers from the fractured opposition joining ruling party colleagues in backing the changes.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
In a 12-month low-level laser therapy trial published in Dermatologic Therapy, Shin and colleagues reported that 85 percent of users were satisfied with at-home laser therapy for androgenetic alopecia, with gains holding steady through week 48.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
As for my colleagues trying them on for size for the first time?
—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Kemp hasn’t been as forceful on the issue as some GOP colleagues would have liked.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
Wang, however, failed to garner her colleagues’ support for amendments allowing the council to vet the mayor’s choice for the administrator role.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleagues
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Bonnie herself has grown in subsequent sequels, and now Toy Story 5 finds her as a shy 8-year-old struggling to balance her affection for vintage dolls like Jessie with the shinier tech her peers prefer.
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When David Cordani hands over the title of Cigna CEO to Brian Evanko on July 1, the triathlete will be ending the longest leadership run of any of his industry peers.
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Many of the emails in the Epstein files had the names of his contacts and associates redacted.
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Entire management philosophies were built around optimizing the relationship between partners, associates, utilization, and realization.
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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Although Dexter’s secret is discovered by one of his coworkers, James Doakes (Erik King), Dexter is able to frame him as the Bay Harbor Butcher.
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More specifically, a 2022 study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that women are also expected to mentor colleagues, manage team dynamics, support struggling coworkers, smooth over conflicts, and maintain positive workplace culture.
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All fairly standard so far, but an interesting wrinkle in the design is plans to give it some drone buddies.
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For those uninitiated, Amazon Prime’s latest college drama, Off Campus, has sparked a dedicated following for its respectful portrayal of friendships, fun, and even, puck buddies bunnies.
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