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
  • While he is getting used to accepting the flowers given, his colleagues had bouquets to give.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than just adding up the contribution of each variant, Oram and his colleagues’ test incorporates the complex interactivity of various alleles with one another, including ones with protective effects.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Confreres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confreres. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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