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or co-workers
as in colleagues
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworkers
Impatient with your daily routines or with coworkers?
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Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Kire Pavlovski told the 13 jurors the victim and defendant were hanging out with coworkers in the parking lot of Camaco after getting off the midnight shift.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of them were my coworkers who weren’t even invited to the wedding, but wanted to be part of the ceremony ride!
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Patti leads with love and believes that love works in the actions her PG&E coworkers take for each other and for customers every day.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Over a dozen coworkers responded — some with emotional, full-length messages and others with simple chains of heart emojis.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Dina El-Tawansy, director of the state agency, described Khorram as a leader who received high praise from his coworkers and was a beloved father to a 3-year-old daughter.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Though the titular beef is among coworkers at a Southern California country club, rather than strangers who take a road-rage incident too far, resulting in a much more passive-aggressive style of confrontation and rivalries that feel a bit more reasonable, at least at the start.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Kire Pavlovski told the 13 jurors the victim and defendant were hanging out with coworkers in the parking lot of Camaco after getting off the midnight shift.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of them were my coworkers who weren’t even invited to the wedding, but wanted to be part of the ceremony ride!
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Patti leads with love and believes that love works in the actions her PG&E coworkers take for each other and for customers every day.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Over a dozen coworkers responded — some with emotional, full-length messages and others with simple chains of heart emojis.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Dina El-Tawansy, director of the state agency, described Khorram as a leader who received high praise from his coworkers and was a beloved father to a 3-year-old daughter.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Though the titular beef is among coworkers at a Southern California country club, rather than strangers who take a road-rage incident too far, resulting in a much more passive-aggressive style of confrontation and rivalries that feel a bit more reasonable, at least at the start.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworkers
colleagues
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In a 2006 study, Redelmeier and his colleagues found that acronyms may improve a trial’s likelihood of being cited.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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So many of my female colleagues are moms or moms-to-be, and there is comfort in being around other working women who are also building families.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Coworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworkers. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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