as in associates
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 colleagues
Identify the fans and superfans in your career—the colleagues, clients, and advocates who support you.
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William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Stronger relationships with colleagues can lead to natural, open communication.
—Archer Chiang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Mark’s enduring talent and commitment to the industry will be fondly remembered by colleagues, friends, and fans alike.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
This could mean showing up for colleagues when they’re stressed, offering support, or delivering exceptional value.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
From the development of prophetic black hole visuals to revolutionary production design for IMAX, further context is provided by colleagues and fans including director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) and director Denis Villeneuve (Dune).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In a May op-ed for Newsweek, Barton shared stories of stereotyping by colleagues, including making jokes at his expense, and losing friends for being vocal about the impact of police violence on Black communities.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In the meeting, Su pressed her colleagues to meet engineering milestones for the specialized chips that AMD sells for use in AI data centers.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
In one study involving 22 people, ages ten to 21, with mild to moderate Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, Sahn and his colleagues had the participants self-administer VNS through the outside of the left ear for five minutes, twice per day.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Stronger relationships with colleagues can lead to natural, open communication.
—Archer Chiang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Mark’s enduring talent and commitment to the industry will be fondly remembered by colleagues, friends, and fans alike.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
This could mean showing up for colleagues when they’re stressed, offering support, or delivering exceptional value.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
From the development of prophetic black hole visuals to revolutionary production design for IMAX, further context is provided by colleagues and fans including director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) and director Denis Villeneuve (Dune).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In a May op-ed for Newsweek, Barton shared stories of stereotyping by colleagues, including making jokes at his expense, and losing friends for being vocal about the impact of police violence on Black communities.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In the meeting, Su pressed her colleagues to meet engineering milestones for the specialized chips that AMD sells for use in AI data centers.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
In one study involving 22 people, ages ten to 21, with mild to moderate Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, Sahn and his colleagues had the participants self-administer VNS through the outside of the left ear for five minutes, twice per day.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Colleagues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleagues. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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