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
The former speaker caught fire from some of her Democratic colleagues, who saw her as having a critical role in pushing former President Joe Biden out of the 2024 presidential race.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Leavitt and her colleagues could stock the briefing room’s front rows with sycophantic figures – or move more serious questioners to the back.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, Jasso and her colleagues doled out hot instant soup, fresh fruit and backpacks through the slots in the fence.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Leavitt and her colleagues could stock the briefing room’s front rows with sycophantic figures – or move more serious questioners to the back.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, Jasso and her colleagues doled out hot instant soup, fresh fruit and backpacks through the slots in the fence.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Adamson is the co-founder and managing partner of Metaforce, a marketing consultancy, and the author of Seeing the How: Transforming What People Do, Not Buy, To Gain Market Advantage, which is about consumer behavior, behavioral psychology and marketing analysis.—
A Martínez,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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This could entail scenarios such as broader tariffs on the European Union, an additional 10% levy on goods from China, or country-level tariffs on other major trading partners such as Vietnam, Japan, Korea and India.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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How do your efforts contribute to a positive work environment? Be intentional about offering support—this could mean mentoring a newer coworker or simply being available to help brainstorm solutions during meetings.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Marie died in December 2017 at 94. 04 of 09 Morey Amsterdam as Buddy Sorrell After playing Rob Petrie's coworker, Buddy Sorrell, Morey Amsterdam worked on the writing team for Your Show of Shows.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The driver passed Morgan’s music onto his buddies, who happened to be longtime Jason Aldean collaborators/bandmates Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter — and noted cinephile — made the announcement while appearing on Jennifer Hudson's eponymous talk show to chat about her upcoming tour with her fellow Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar and her new buddy comedy, One of Them Days.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Federal authorities this week announced that there are 19 Rollin’ 60s Crips members and associates, including two rappers, in custody tied to a sprawling criminal case centered on Henley.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The game involved a professional boxer, identified only as A.B., A.B.'s associates and several prominent NBA players.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Currently Caesars trades at 8.43-times EBITDA, whereas digital peers of Caesars Digital trade at 15 times to 25 times.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, its peer – AppLovin – posted a solid set of numbers, bolstering its stock price growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rapper Yella Beezy has been arrested and charged in connection with the 2020 murder of fellow rapper Mo3.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, says that while the motivations may be blurry and diverse – including global ideologies of terrorism – the most numerous risks of violence against the public area are homegrown.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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