coworkers

variants or co-workers
plural of coworker

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coworkers Court records show Carroll was accused of masturbating and urinating on work equipment and on coworkers' personal belongings inside the Baltimore County Fire Station 2 in Pikesville and the Baltimore County Public Safety Building. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Being able to have the in-person connectivity with talking to your coworkers, being able to collaborate, is great and then also the larger programming of the company as a whole. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 As the deadline approached, Claude responded by threatening to blackmail Johnson, revealing the affair to his wife and coworkers unless the replacement was called off. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Your coworkers or fellow party guests might have the same concerns—and be waiting for someone else to say something. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Jeremy Culhane stars as Eric from Legal, a down-on-his-luck man who chimes in on gossip sessions with his coworkers with depressing tidbits from his own life. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026 Sipping tea from beer mugs with his coworkers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 In the company cafeteria, Hara watched as his coworkers squared off over a game of Go, a board game played with black and white stones on a grid. — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026 The officers walked over to the man and told him to place his hands behind his back, slapping him in cuffs in front of customers and coworkers. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
Noun
  • Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside learning the requirements of a new role and meeting new colleagues, those moving internationally must also adapt to a new culture and potentially learn a new language.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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