as in colleague
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworker
One coworker, dressed as Prince, wished to meet Mariah Carey, but only got a cardboard cutout.
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Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Sharing a bookmark sends a living analysis—not just a static snapshot—to coworkers, so everyone is working from the same view.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
There aren’t any coworkers around to yap with, and Zoom calls don’t always fulfill a social urge.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
There are hundreds of stories out there about Steve by bands, former coworkers, poker players, and countless others.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Sharing a bookmark sends a living analysis—not just a static snapshot—to coworkers, so everyone is working from the same view.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
There aren’t any coworkers around to yap with, and Zoom calls don’t always fulfill a social urge.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
There are hundreds of stories out there about Steve by bands, former coworkers, poker players, and countless others.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coworker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
Noun
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The decision angered many progressives, who accused their colleagues of caving to the President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Eight Senate Democrats pitched the deal to their Republican colleagues with hopes of ending the shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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