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
One of Browne’s colleagues was poet and memoirist Patricia Hampl, Regents Professor Emerita of English at the University of Minnesota.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield said his caucus will stand with their colleagues.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Some of those demands can be surprisingly specific, her colleague Ritika Bawa Sachdev adds.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
James was Burden’s colleague, a senior associate who at the time was handling, with Burden’s help, the IPO for an internet holding company.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield said his caucus will stand with their colleagues.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Some of those demands can be surprisingly specific, her colleague Ritika Bawa Sachdev adds.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
James was Burden’s colleague, a senior associate who at the time was handling, with Burden’s help, the IPO for an internet holding company.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
Noun
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Grab a partner and get out of your comfort zone.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Uber and its fleet partners will purchase 10,000 autonomous R2 vehicles from Rivian.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The movie follows Apple (Lili Reinhart), who leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry (Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp) at a mall store.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Go public with what that friend, neighbor, or coworker does well.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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In January, Yemen’s Interior Ministry re-upped a request to its Emirati counterpart to apprehend Al-Maqtari and his associates.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The chatter around streaming bots grew noticeably louder in August 2025, when a prison phone call between Young Thug and an unidentified associate leaked online.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The sheer force of gravity as the rocket climbs toward space keeps the astronauts, and their zero G buddy, in their seats the first eight minutes post-liftoff.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Took the leap, moved to Norwood with two of the guys and my buddy Ben, and loved it.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Apr. 2026
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The directors’ lab will support filmmakers preparing their first features, while the writers’ lab will offer workshops, table reads, peer mentorship and one-on-one consultations to help emerging screenwriters refine their scripts.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Yet Illinois’ dominant insurer, along with many of its peers, continues to behave as though steep increases are unavoidable.—
Barbara Hoare,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran could also worsen food shortages and price increases, Michael Werz, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fallout from that ordeal, in addition to being diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, led to Barber pulling out of a main event fight against fellow Coloradan Rose Namajunas at Ball Arena that July.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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