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workmates

noun

plural of workmate

as in colleagues

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Noun

In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Argenis Torres Rosales was visiting the Wilson Creek reservation area in the national forest — about 90 minutes north of Charlotte — with his coworkers on Sunday, July 26, according to his aunt, Wuendy Rosales, of Hickory.

— Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
That creates opportunities for payment fraud, internal phishing or further attacks against coworkers and clients.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of coworkers

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In July, Peyton became the first Black woman to ever chair the Jackson County Legislature after former Chair Manny Abarca was removed by a vote of his peers.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of peers

Noun

Tuesday’s story will cover making friends, and Wednesday’s story will focus on parent concerns about your school’s decisions.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
No, friends and filmmakers who have come to visit me over the years, and also people who have inquired about the project.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

The company’s compliance, merchandising and sourcing associates in 14 countries received additional training and tools to meet and maintain responsible sourcing requirements.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
The filing also describes an alleged phone call from one of Rodriguez's associates.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of associates

Noun

Its consumer-facing partners include Regent Seven Seas Cruises, luxury home-rental platform Plum Guide, chauffeur service Blacklane and restaurant operator The Wolseley Hospitality Group.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The full cast of celebrities and their pro dancing partners is expected to be unveiled on Good Morning America September 2.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

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