colleagueship

noun

as in companionship

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  1. companionship
  2. intimacy
  3. rapport
  4. fellowship
  5. company
  6. sympathy
Noun
  • The daughters are seeking economic and non-economic damages, including compensation for the loss of their father's financial support, companionship, care and guidance.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • While most kids use the technology for help with school work, and for companionship and emotional support, certain uses were linked with worse mental health symptoms.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of companionship
Noun
  • That sort of spectacular intimacy is kind of a miracle, in other words.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The dancer, choreographer, and recent MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts creates worlds of almost painful intimacy, in which arduous encounters leave his dancers raw, vulnerable, exhausted.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of intimacy
Noun
  • Their rapport gives the investigation a buddy-cop vibe that’s meant to be cute and breezy, but Mark Bianculli’s script relies on clunky wisecracks and labored eccentricities that flatten whatever low-bubbling chemistry the actors share.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
  • When an agent cannot confidently call a cold prospect, establish rapport, ask intelligent questions, uncover motivation, handle resistance and move the conversation toward an appointment, the size of the database becomes almost irrelevant.
    — Ran Biderman, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of rapport
Noun
  • Since launching, the Adobe Film & TV Fund has supported more than 1,000 creators through fellowships, financial support, mentorship and access to Adobe’s professional creative tools.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Congress should fund extensions to fellowships and training grants, bridge support for early-career laboratories and opportunities for displaced researchers to resume their work.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of fellowship
Noun
  • In October, Melissa Bruno Johnston, vice president of strategic development at Tryon Distributing, told Unprentious Palate that losing hemp beverages could leave a $5 million hole in the company’s budget.
    — Evan Moore November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
  • This contributed to Tavarez’s and Tejada’s decision to expand the company’s reach in recent years.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • Even as his clobbering drops elicit sympathy for the mixing engineer, their smart deployment captures the catch-and-release catharsis that graduated first-gen Carti scions like Ken Carson and Che to the major leagues.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In her social media statement, Ozell also expressed her appreciation for the sympathy and support from well-wishers.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of sympathy
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“Colleagueship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleagueship. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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