coworkers

variants or co-workers
plural of coworker

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coworkers The coworkers quickly became close friends, and soon, a romance blossomed. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Dozens of Irvine's coworkers lined up outside the courthouse as Romero walked into court, alongside his own security. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 And their agent just automatically posted how much money was in their checking account for all of their coworkers to see. — Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026 Digit 5 is designed to be the first humanoid robot that can operate safely next to human coworkers. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026 Busy Bar started with a cardboard box with an LED strip as a stoplight to let coworkers know you’re occupied. — Nina Elder, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Her coworkers have concerns about workplace safety, harassment, verbal abuse and intimidation, according to the news release. — Charlotte Observer, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
Noun
  • In practice, that means juniors sitting in on meetings to watch colleagues interrogate the numbers, being present when real decisions get made, and gaining experience in different departments.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The letter also urges scrutiny of her staff, donors, and colleagues.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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