colleagueship

noun

as in companionship

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  1. companionship
  2. intimacy
  3. rapport
  4. fellowship
  5. company
  6. sympathy
Noun
  • 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
  • Three quarters of American teens use the bots for personal companionship, and most believe that AI is already conscious or will be in the future.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 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
  • But under the weight of those allegations, state officials say the once-collaborative rapport between the federal government and state leaders has in some cases given way to a deep sense of suspicion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • At the same time, Hiddleston built a rapport and took walks with Hillary’s grandson, Alexander, to experience the landscape and better understand the historical partnership.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of rapport
Noun
  • DePaul University’s College of Law has been renamed after an alum whose $30 million gift will fund endowments, scholarships, faculty fellowships and a new law center, the school announced.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • These partnerships support scholarships, fellowships, curriculum development, training programs, and educational resources.
    — Paul Cho, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellowship
Noun
  • The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Shares of companies that are directly exposed to the physical buildout of data centers tanked Wednesday, including Modine (a maker of data center HVACs, down about 21%) and Sterling Infrastructure (site prep and electrical work, also down 21%).
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • Elsewhere, there’s no sympathy for the complexity of the challenge facing the American and Israeli strategists who instigated the conflict.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
  • When Lee mentions Nathan Spence was meant to attend the program, Jed barely flinches, expressing sympathy for the boy’s confused and grieving mother.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of sympathy
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