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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
But, like the concept of coworkers chatting around the watercooler inside a corporate office, that notion is becoming lost to time.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Tributes Social media is covered with memories of Newsome, from family, former coworkers and those who looked up to on television.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Chang’s unsubstantiated speculation that Doremus might have been texting coworkers on her way to work was insufficient.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Authorities discovered the bodies of a man who worked for Henry County, a woman and an infant in a McDonough home on Tuesday night, leaving the woman’s family devastated and the man’s coworkers within the county’s Department of Transportation stunned.
—Reed Williams, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
Friends, coworkers and other familiar faces were constantly present, Bell said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
But this seemed to have a real resonance to our journey, our friendship, and our partnership as coworkers.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
That openness eventually extended beyond her coworkers and into her classroom as well.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
They are joined by love interests Margaret, another bird, and human girl Eileen, coworkers Skips, Muscle Man and Hi-Five, boss Benson and park owner Pops.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Tributes Social media is covered with memories of Newsome, from family, former coworkers and those who looked up to on television.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Chang’s unsubstantiated speculation that Doremus might have been texting coworkers on her way to work was insufficient.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Authorities discovered the bodies of a man who worked for Henry County, a woman and an infant in a McDonough home on Tuesday night, leaving the woman’s family devastated and the man’s coworkers within the county’s Department of Transportation stunned.
—Reed Williams, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
Friends, coworkers and other familiar faces were constantly present, Bell said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
But this seemed to have a real resonance to our journey, our friendship, and our partnership as coworkers.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
That openness eventually extended beyond her coworkers and into her classroom as well.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
They are joined by love interests Margaret, another bird, and human girl Eileen, coworkers Skips, Muscle Man and Hi-Five, boss Benson and park owner Pops.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
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To reach the site, study lead author Scott Evans, a paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History, and his colleagues embarked on a 14-hour drive and a helicopter flight.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
20 May 2026
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Babydog, whose fame has captured the hearts of many supporters and colleagues on Capitol Hill — even starring in political ads for Justice — is seen in a video on her official X account.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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