confreres

variants also confrères
plural of confrere

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Recent Examples of confreres The elegant bones of this iconic property—once the martini-marinated playground of Sinatra and his Rat Pack confreres—remain unmistakably intact. David Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confreres
colleagues
Noun
  • Kyl rose to a leadership position during his last full term in the Senate, when his Republican colleagues selected him as minority whip.
    JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Wixted and his colleagues have found that confidence in court is a poor indicator of a witness’s accuracy.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Confreres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confreres. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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