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Recent Examples of workmate
Check-in with your emergency points of contact among family, friends, and workmates.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
Michael gets help from young workmate Kacey (Lauren Patel),an unlikely friendship that blossoms partly (but not wholly) through their mutual dislike of store manager Gordon (Crook).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Establish And Respect Boundaries Ultimately, the best way to be self-aware at work and maintain empathy is by establishing your own boundaries and respecting the boundaries your workmates establish for themselves.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Ferreiro said their version of the show does not just have families competing but other kinds of players – workmates, friends, neighbors.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
Here the four workmates score a free dream vacation to Bahia with their families.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2024
Whatever Taylor’s intentions, Swifties have been quick to flood the internet with theories about a drama so ancient that my Gen-Z workmate, Riann, was initially confused as to why Taylor would take issue with Kim.
—Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
What soon follows is a desperate quest for Sam to reconnect with his very alive and grieving girlfriend, Molly (Demi Moore), to reveal the truth of the workmate’s ruse and confess his enduring love for her.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
Michael gets help from young workmate Kacey (Lauren Patel),an unlikely friendship that blossoms partly (but not wholly) through their mutual dislike of store manager Gordon (Crook).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Establish And Respect Boundaries Ultimately, the best way to be self-aware at work and maintain empathy is by establishing your own boundaries and respecting the boundaries your workmates establish for themselves.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Ferreiro said their version of the show does not just have families competing but other kinds of players – workmates, friends, neighbors.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
Here the four workmates score a free dream vacation to Bahia with their families.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2024
Whatever Taylor’s intentions, Swifties have been quick to flood the internet with theories about a drama so ancient that my Gen-Z workmate, Riann, was initially confused as to why Taylor would take issue with Kim.
—Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
What soon follows is a desperate quest for Sam to reconnect with his very alive and grieving girlfriend, Molly (Demi Moore), to reveal the truth of the workmate’s ruse and confess his enduring love for her.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workmate
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In July, when the United Nations put out its own plan for surging food and medicine into Gaza in the event of a cease-fire, the State Department was still hiring the people currently coordinating its Gaza relief work, the current federal employee and one of their colleagues told me.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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This points to a growing public health concern for younger Americans, a population also experiencing similar increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses, added Kim and colleague Aimal Khan, a colon and rectal surgery professor at Vanderbilt.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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One of their last times spent with each other before Clifton moved to Tennessee was at a friend's home with a couple other coworkers.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her coworkers are waiting this morning, with lattes, dying to hear every detail.—
Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
20 Oct. 2025
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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With this imagery, a terrain map can be generated for use by urban planners, or a soldier can print a copy of an image and share it with foreign mission partners on the battlefield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her partner's mom got OP's daughter a gift, but none of her partner's siblings did.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Workmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workmate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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