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also confrère
as in colleague
a fellow worker
many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue
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Recent Examples of confrere
With the show, Tigerman and his confreres, who quickly became known as the Chicago Four (later the Chicago Seven), had made their point about Chicago eclecticism.
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Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2019
Designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee, the $40 million Institute adds a significant new structure to the ensemble that is more open and buoyant than its confreres.
—Julie V. Iovine, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2018
And the Brazilian police quickly dismantled, through video evidence and the testimony of Lochte's three swimming confreres, the Olympic athlete's shifting fabrications.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2016
The audience ate it up, and the Czech players had a ball partnering their American confreres, according to Sporcl.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Some of her confreres were intent on exposing the complex roles of photography in everyday life, especially in advertising and movies.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 11 May 2017
According to this analysis, Murray and his confreres can qualify as charlatans at best, racists at worst, and likely something in between.
—John McWhorter, National Review, 5 July 2017
Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2019
Designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee, the $40 million Institute adds a significant new structure to the ensemble that is more open and buoyant than its confreres.
—Julie V. Iovine, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2018
And the Brazilian police quickly dismantled, through video evidence and the testimony of Lochte's three swimming confreres, the Olympic athlete's shifting fabrications.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2016
The audience ate it up, and the Czech players had a ball partnering their American confreres, according to Sporcl.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Some of her confreres were intent on exposing the complex roles of photography in everyday life, especially in advertising and movies.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 11 May 2017
According to this analysis, Murray and his confreres can qualify as charlatans at best, racists at worst, and likely something in between.
—John McWhorter, National Review, 5 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confrere
colleague
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Trump has criticized Fed chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues for not moving more aggressively to cut interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Critical Role isn’t afraid to throw in guest stars at the table to add a little spice, with personal friends and colleagues dropping in for short or prolonged stints stretching back to Campaign 1.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Confrere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confrere. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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