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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
For example, Google’s most recent cohort of its Cloud AI Accelerator selected two Kazakh startups, Alma and Cerebra, out of the fifteen in the entire cohort, while other tech players like Telegram and TikTok are already operating in the Astana Hub.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
This cohort manages, by its count, nine apartment complexes (containing 3,112 units) and 9,800 single family rental homes across the United States as of last July.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
For that cohort, the funding cap will remain at $330M, with a 20% base credit for individual productions.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 May 2025
James Beard Foundation announces 2025 media award finalists, next cohort of Taste America chefs
The James Beard Foundation announced its list of book and media finalists for the James Beard Awards, which included Chicago native Ashok Selvam, regional editor for Eater Midwest.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
This cohort manages, by its count, nine apartment complexes (containing 3,112 units) and 9,800 single family rental homes across the United States as of last July.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
For that cohort, the funding cap will remain at $330M, with a 20% base credit for individual productions.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 May 2025
James Beard Foundation announces 2025 media award finalists, next cohort of Taste America chefs
The James Beard Foundation announced its list of book and media finalists for the James Beard Awards, which included Chicago native Ashok Selvam, regional editor for Eater Midwest.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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In that case, a lawyer had prepared an outline of the brief for the associates assigned to write it.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Louise Phillips Forbes, an associate broker at Brown Harris Stevens, remembered trying to sell a townhouse like this, at 70 Perry in the West Village, in 2023.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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Her alleged accomplice, Elton Hightower, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Boyd allegedly struck the victim with a vehicle before an accomplice shot him in the head, according to the outlet.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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But Xu and her colleagues would need far more evidence than just two people in a trial that enrolled a total of eight, so that research remains ongoing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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For these more serious cases, Soni and his colleagues work closely with the university’s mental-health center and even walk students to a counselor’s door themselves.—
Cornelia Powers,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2025
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Black students, who make up the majority of the school’s population, have higher test scores, graduation rates and college acceptance rates than their peers in Sacramento City Unified.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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But given the likely high price of early admission to this platform, it may be restricted to folks in very senior management positions who want to meet with their peers around the globe without having to jetset.—
Paul Ridden
May 21,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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The only lights were from a few fellow early risers with their headlamps bobbing around in the dark.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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In previous downturns, every additional dollar spent on SNAP generates about $1.54 in returns to the economy, according to Elaine Waxman, senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s tax and income support division.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Performing in front of small crowds that sometimes only consisted of family and friends was common for Owens but was balanced by hearing his music on local radio stations like 103.5 The Beat.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Photograph: Sabrina Kelly; Getty Images Around the time Smith started working on One Shot, Hay began to suspect that his buddy’s finances were not all in order.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
20 May 2025
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The buddy comedy finds Hopps, the police department’s first rabbit cop, working full-time with Wilde, the sly fox and former grifter.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Mahnaz’s son is a Tasmanian devil spinning his ticking time bomb energy into entrepreneurial pursuits (running a gambling ring at school), bullying classmates and yelling at any adult that interferes with his forcefield.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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In the series, Graham portrays Eddie, a working-class father of two in England whose 14-year-old son (played by an excellent Owen Cooper) is arrested for murdering his female classmate.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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