as in partner
a fellow worker
on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
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Recent Examples of colleague
To solve the problem, Burukin and his colleagues have developed tethered drones that rise 500 feet high (150 meters), carrying signal repeaters that amplify the weak radio signals to increase their reach.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
So Flynn, Peppe and their colleagues turned to two high-tech dating techniques to nail down the rocks' age.
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Worrell was approached by his colleagues to be Council president last term, but didn’t actively pursue the role, instead opting to throw his support behind Louijeune.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Geertruida picked out Brian Brobbey with a long ball, and he was given an inexplicably long time to hold up play in the box as his colleagues ran up to join him.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
So Flynn, Peppe and their colleagues turned to two high-tech dating techniques to nail down the rocks' age.
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Worrell was approached by his colleagues to be Council president last term, but didn’t actively pursue the role, instead opting to throw his support behind Louijeune.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Geertruida picked out Brian Brobbey with a long ball, and he was given an inexplicably long time to hold up play in the box as his colleagues ran up to join him.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
Noun
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With this imagery, a terrain map can be generated for use by urban planners, or a soldier can print a copy of an image and share it with foreign mission partners on the battlefield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her partner's mom got OP's daughter a gift, but none of her partner's siblings did.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Van Thof has told Tripp’s story to her neighbors, coworkers and to her ride share drivers.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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One former coworker alleged that Drew had offered him $25,000 to find someone to kill Savio, per Fox News.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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