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or co-workers
as in colleagues
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworkers
In the movie, Reinhart plays Apple, a retail worker who secretly leads a cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Reinhart plays Apple, a retail worker who secretly leads a cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Gonzales had complained to coworkers about Mamer refusing to move out, police later learned, per the statement.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Walker, 32, appeared as a senior deckhand on the Bravo show before he was demoted by fellow cast member Kelley Johnson after clashing with coworkers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Workers are understandably stressed over their employers investing billions into AI, as layoffs sweep tech companies, and AI agents are positioned as humans’ new coworkers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The movie follows Apple (Lili Reinhart), who leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry (Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp) at a mall store.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Denson also encourages the TSA agents who are waiting for their paychecks and her coworkers who are also dealing with the crowds.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Friends, classmates and coworkers, many meeting for the first time, shared stories, music and dances in her memory.
—Vivian Richey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Reinhart plays Apple, a retail worker who secretly leads a cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Gonzales had complained to coworkers about Mamer refusing to move out, police later learned, per the statement.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Walker, 32, appeared as a senior deckhand on the Bravo show before he was demoted by fellow cast member Kelley Johnson after clashing with coworkers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Workers are understandably stressed over their employers investing billions into AI, as layoffs sweep tech companies, and AI agents are positioned as humans’ new coworkers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The movie follows Apple (Lili Reinhart), who leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry (Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp) at a mall store.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Denson also encourages the TSA agents who are waiting for their paychecks and her coworkers who are also dealing with the crowds.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Friends, classmates and coworkers, many meeting for the first time, shared stories, music and dances in her memory.
—Vivian Richey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
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His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those roots deepened in 2024, when five of Sediqa’s colleagues formed a sponsor group through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, bringing our family together after three years apart.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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