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
Students who actively invest in their coworker relationships, step in when a teammate is overwhelmed, and approach shared goals with a sense of collective ownership will grow into more reliable and productive team members in their future careers.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Jujubee stars as DeeDee, a stewardess who leaves a mundane railway job for the glamorous Glamazonian Express, alongside her best friend and coworker Tess (Minj).
—Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Friendship breakups are often just as intense as romantic ones, especially when the friends in question are also coworkers.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
As Phillips spoke, his coworker, Lee Harding, stepped by.
—Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Jujubee stars as DeeDee, a stewardess who leaves a mundane railway job for the glamorous Glamazonian Express, alongside her best friend and coworker Tess (Minj).
—Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Friendship breakups are often just as intense as romantic ones, especially when the friends in question are also coworkers.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
As Phillips spoke, his coworker, Lee Harding, stepped by.
—Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
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Meanwhile, with Anas forced into hiding, a colleague who worked with him on the documentary, Amad Hussein Swali, was murdered in a shooting, a crime for which nobody has been caught.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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My colleague Michael Scherer reported on the administration’s decision to supersede America250, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to celebrating this year’s Independence Day, with a partisan analogue, Freedom 250.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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