as in colleague
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworker
She and her coworkers at the contract company running the projects have all been laid off.
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Lauren Kent, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Questions abound Down the road, a fire rescue crew from Prince William County, Virginia was boarding a boat at the Founders Point Marina around 10:30 a.m. to relieve coworkers who had searched waters through the early morning.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Return to Office Janel Parrish, best known for her work on Pretty Little Liars, and Scott Michael Foster, from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, play two coworkers in Return to Office who spark a romance after their office decides to return to a hybrid schedule.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
What works for your friends or coworkers may not be the book for you, and that’s OK.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Questions abound Down the road, a fire rescue crew from Prince William County, Virginia was boarding a boat at the Founders Point Marina around 10:30 a.m. to relieve coworkers who had searched waters through the early morning.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Return to Office Janel Parrish, best known for her work on Pretty Little Liars, and Scott Michael Foster, from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, play two coworkers in Return to Office who spark a romance after their office decides to return to a hybrid schedule.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
What works for your friends or coworkers may not be the book for you, and that’s OK.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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