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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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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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Some of his colleagues offered words of admiration to the man who spent years working as an alderman before being elected to two terms as mayor.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Juggling demanding apparitions alongside staff burnout, family pressures and a coworker who seems to know more about her than expected, the series grounds its supernatural premise in the cultural specificity of the Filipino healthcare experience.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Castañeda Mondragón has no family in Minnesota and coworkers have taken him in, the man's brother said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Naomi Honig stars in scary short about three friends playing the dangerous Knock Knock Game.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer On Schitt's Creek, Noah Reid played Patrick Brewer, David's husband and business partner.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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After a dispute with his business partner, Valente left the business and went to apprentice with Shige Tokita, who first brought sushi to Sacramento in the 1970s.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Workmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workmate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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