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Recent Examples of cog
The 31-year-old journeyman is on his sixth team in his ninth-year career, but he's been a cog in the Clippers' rotation through two playoff games, with 31 minutes in Game 1 and 29 more in Game 2.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Imposter syndrome became a constant theme throughout their journey, especially for Sarah Maldonado, who transitioned from being a cog in the corporate machine to leading a team.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Fred seems to stifle his ambition, content to be a cog in the industry machine rather than somebody turning the wheels.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Transfer losses Kellan Wyatt — The 6-foot-2, 262-pound linebacker was a key cog in the defense’s 3-4 alignment.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Imposter syndrome became a constant theme throughout their journey, especially for Sarah Maldonado, who transitioned from being a cog in the corporate machine to leading a team.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Fred seems to stifle his ambition, content to be a cog in the industry machine rather than somebody turning the wheels.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Transfer losses Kellan Wyatt — The 6-foot-2, 262-pound linebacker was a key cog in the defense’s 3-4 alignment.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cog
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Why Now? Unlike chatbots or single-task assistants, AI agents are evolving to operate autonomously within complex environments.—
Nikit Shah,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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Her subordinates were transferred to the inspection division, Congress was told.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The police chief of the North Bergen Police Department in New Jersey will be sued by five subordinates after being accused of turning the department into a den of debauchery.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the mornings, some managers might even dispatch an underling to scout a location for picnicking later on and proceed to give that person part of the day off.—
Kholood Eid,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The 18-month program was like a scene out of The Bear, with abusive head chefs berating their underlings.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original, appears in the new film as the social worker Mrs. Kekoa.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Airport workers and union supporters attended a Charlotte City Council meeting April 28 and asked for approval of the ordinance.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Murati, who was known at OpenAI for her management skills and execution prowess, recruited 20 OpenAI employees before announcing her company in February.—
Anna Tong,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Rather than revisiting or adjusting these costly mandates, Moore has added to the burden — creating new state agencies and setting a goal of hiring 10,000 new state employees.—
Justin Ready,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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Bathing in the blood of virgins is just one such regime, and god help the flunky who dares displease milady.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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No matter what spec-chart flunkies might say about a car that merely hits 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, GT 63 proved as ferocious and exhilarating as any front-engine GT car available, whether German, Italian or English.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The yes-men and yes-women in his Cabinet approve of everything Trump does, for fear of losing their cushy jobs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Imagine this group of hangers on and yes-men (and women) working with Trump on a national or international crisis.—
Frederic B. Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Dec. 2024
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That includes monthly retainer payments of $10,000 through the first few months of 2025.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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Others package their expertise into programs or retainers.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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