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
And that includes your neighbors, your coworkers, your aging parents, and — if life throws a curveball — you.
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Walk down the hall to talk to a coworker instead of sending an email.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
In a heartwarming moment, my mother and little sister became coworkers
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Carla Robinette celebrated her 11th anniversary as a Southwest Airlines flight attendant on April 25.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 May 2025
California Security guard held in shooting of two coworkers at Spartan College in Inglewood
May 3, 2025
The victims, both employees at the college, were shot inside an administrative building, authorities say.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Walk down the hall to talk to a coworker instead of sending an email.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
In a heartwarming moment, my mother and little sister became coworkers
Comments
NEED TO KNOW
Carla Robinette celebrated her 11th anniversary as a Southwest Airlines flight attendant on April 25.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 May 2025
California Security guard held in shooting of two coworkers at Spartan College in Inglewood
May 3, 2025
The victims, both employees at the college, were shot inside an administrative building, authorities say.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
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But Xu and her colleagues would need far more evidence than just two people in a trial that enrolled a total of eight, so that research remains ongoing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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For these more serious cases, Soni and his colleagues work closely with the university’s mental-health center and even walk students to a counselor’s door themselves.—
Cornelia Powers,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2025
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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