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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
While its functional role is still evolving, ATOM has already attracted significant attention from staff, underscoring both curiosity and growing acceptance of humanoid robots as future coworkers rather than distant concepts.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Castañeda Mondragón has no family in Minnesota and coworkers have taken him in, the man's brother said.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
One in ten will vent to their coworkers about you, quietly eroding your reputation and influence.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
At Mill City Running, Haus and her coworkers are committed to keeping the camaraderie and community alive.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of reporting for jury duty, like season 1's Ronald Gladden, the new subject believes that he's been hired as a temp for a hot sauce company and is about to relax with his new coworkers on an annual company retreat.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Some departments reduced their footprint in Sacramento after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to work from home and, in the interim years, employees have adapted to sharing workstations with coworkers who are in offices on alternate days.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This reduces perfection pressure, increases psychological safety, and brings coworkers into the experimentation instead of waiting for a finished solution.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Castañeda Mondragón has no family in Minnesota and coworkers have taken him in, the man's brother said.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
One in ten will vent to their coworkers about you, quietly eroding your reputation and influence.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
At Mill City Running, Haus and her coworkers are committed to keeping the camaraderie and community alive.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of reporting for jury duty, like season 1's Ronald Gladden, the new subject believes that he's been hired as a temp for a hot sauce company and is about to relax with his new coworkers on an annual company retreat.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Some departments reduced their footprint in Sacramento after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to work from home and, in the interim years, employees have adapted to sharing workstations with coworkers who are in offices on alternate days.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This reduces perfection pressure, increases psychological safety, and brings coworkers into the experimentation instead of waiting for a finished solution.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
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The Maryland Freedom Caucus, a group of GOP delegates in the Maryland state legislature, made a post on social media showing a sign that appeared to have been hung by Democrat colleagues, dismissing concerns over trans athletes in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some also accused unscrupulous recruitment agents or Russian colleagues of stealing from their bank accounts.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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