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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
if you're trying to give up drinking, your cohorts shouldn't be confirmed party animals
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting
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Recent Examples of cohort
Having two fellow cohorts who are both women, who are both considered outsiders, who are both women of color, navigating a very specific set of challenges, that dynamic and the betrayal, ultimately, what happens is so tragic to me.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Women typically live longer than men, men frequently marry younger women, and populations in many parts of the world are growing, ensuring younger spouses are available for older cohorts.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The same can be said for the major rallies this year in money-losing quantum computing and nuclear power companies, added Cramer, who deems that cohort of stocks too speculative to invest in.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Even in the oldest cohort (those 65 and older), broadcast barely holds the majority at 55 percent.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Women typically live longer than men, men frequently marry younger women, and populations in many parts of the world are growing, ensuring younger spouses are available for older cohorts.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The same can be said for the major rallies this year in money-losing quantum computing and nuclear power companies, added Cramer, who deems that cohort of stocks too speculative to invest in.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Even in the oldest cohort (those 65 and older), broadcast barely holds the majority at 55 percent.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the diver’s eye view was even more dramatic, said one of the surveyor divers and co-authors, Richard Karp, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences with NOAA’s coral program.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The scheme was allegedly led by a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria with the help of ten accomplices, according to a press release from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.—
NPR,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
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Police are still searching for the loot taken from the museum in last weekend’s brazen daytime theft, as well as for other accomplices.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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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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His legacy continues through multiple posthumous projects and commemoration by his music industry peers.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Part of the process was to conduct a very comprehensive stakeholder engagement, with our suppliers, customers, peers, and organizations like the United Nationas and the International Labour Organization (ILO).—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Byman co-authored the study with Riley McCabe, an associate fellow in the same program.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the mistrust of immigration enforcement can be dangerous for both suspects and officers, said Johnson, the senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 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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The mayor is immediately arrested, along with his billionaire buddies.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lena Waithe is channeling her complicated history with Issa Rae into a buddy comedy for the two of them to star.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Plus, if nothing else, that win was a meaningful testament to his classmates' fond regard for him as a friend.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to the complaint, a classmate told another first grade teacher that the 6-year-old student had shown him the firearm during recess.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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