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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
Flannery and cohorts Lori Balton, Aaron Cota, Elizabeth Reynolds – all of whom worked on Apple TV+’s Shrinking together – joined with Ian Rutherford – key assistant location manager on Netlix’s Griselda – to create The Eaton and Palisades Fire Photo Project.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
In the mice study, the team found that without this BCL6 boost, the rodents had 40% less muscle mass than the control cohort.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
In school, much of her cohort was Japanese American immigrants.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Red Panda’s spicy take was the first of the night, but Rabinovich and her cohorts agreed that for them, the order wouldn’t have mattered.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
In the mice study, the team found that without this BCL6 boost, the rodents had 40% less muscle mass than the control cohort.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
In school, much of her cohort was Japanese American immigrants.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Red Panda’s spicy take was the first of the night, but Rabinovich and her cohorts agreed that for them, the order wouldn’t have mattered.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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During a Monday, Feb. 3 pre-trial conference hashing out Lively's prospective request for a gag order amid lawsuits from both sides, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman provided insight into current circumstances for Baldoni and his associates.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Joshua Baris, a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Realty's Global Luxury Division based in Fort Lee, said the difference in price increases in the luxury market and the traditional market in our area can be credited to North Jersey's proximity to New York City.—
Maddie McGay,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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But Deputy Attorney General Meredith White said that those definitions were irrelevant, because they were only meant to apply in cases where there was more than one perpetrator present, and one was the actual killer and the other was an accomplice.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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Steven Nelson, who confessed to participating in the robbery but claimed his accomplices committed the murder, is scheduled to be executed for Dobson's death.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Last month, my colleague Mike Winters profiled a couple who successfully manage 15 credit cards in order to maximize their perks.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Across the federal government, politicians in their 70s and 80s are sticking around and often squeezing out their younger colleagues, said Presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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So the topline findings are that growing up poor in the United States is particularly consequential for your adult economic outcomes, undermining this idea that the US, relative to peer nations, is some land of great upward economic opportunity.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2025
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Throughout January, Pereira has spoken of his reservations about Bellegarde and fellow midfielder Tommy Doyle’s ability to operate effectively in midfield in his 3-4-3 setup.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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So far, 79% of fellow quiz fans have gotten eight or more questions right.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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During all of this, Mark and friends are helped along their journey by some very strange road markers — namely, themselves.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The pair arrived together with other friends to the event in New Orleans.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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One of his skating buddies posted a video on Instagram of the last day.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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But seeing her classmates come together around the issue was exciting, the student said.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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Early on, her allegiances are torn between her support of her deaf classmates and the feminist win represented by a woman being chosen to lead the university.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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