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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
The future belongs to platforms that enable application developers to rapidly build secure, production-ready, edge AI applications with little or no system-level engineering — just like their cohorts in the IT and mobile sectors have done for decades.
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Bill Curtis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
She was selected as one of eight BIPOC brands that are members of Ulta Beauty’s inaugural MUSE Accelerator 2022 program cohort, the Tower 28 Clean Beauty Summer School in 2020 and is being personally mentored by Credo Founder Annie Jackson for Credo for Change 2021.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Kurland and his cohorts sunk tens of millions into Altieri’s scheme.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
In Tulsa, Brainard and his cohort befriended the poet Ted Berrigan, who was working on his M.A. at Tulsa University through the G.I. Bill.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
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Bill Curtis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
She was selected as one of eight BIPOC brands that are members of Ulta Beauty’s inaugural MUSE Accelerator 2022 program cohort, the Tower 28 Clean Beauty Summer School in 2020 and is being personally mentored by Credo Founder Annie Jackson for Credo for Change 2021.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Kurland and his cohorts sunk tens of millions into Altieri’s scheme.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
In Tulsa, Brainard and his cohort befriended the poet Ted Berrigan, who was working on his M.A. at Tulsa University through the G.I. Bill.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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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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The ringleaders bribed postal carriers to steal the refund checks from the mail and gave accomplices phony identification to use at check-cashing places.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Thinking Evie and her accomplice are killers fleeing the scene of their crime, Serena attacks with a lamp and the scene ends with Evie smashing a vase against Serena’s head before escaping with the mystery woman in Evie’s car.—
Rob Merrill,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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That was certainly the case for marine biologist Professor Rochelle Constantine and her colleagues at the University of Auckland, who did not expect to find an octopus riding a shark.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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One percent of all annual sales from our children's section are donated to the Center for Grieving Children, a local nonprofit that provides a safe space, loving peer support, outreach and education to grieving children, teens, young adults, families and the community.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA TODAY,
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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Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie There’s some fun stuff here, particularly once Laurie bails on her friends to see the fight with Valentin and the guys, then goes home with Aleksei.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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The green version will be available through a raffle, while an orange model is an exclusive for the brand’s collector club, The Tribe and friends.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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Back then, Dyer was 20 years old, a former high school football star and a buddy of Steven Schwartz.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
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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Every episode exploring the fallout of a 13-year-old boy, Jamie (Owen Cooper), being accused of murdering one of his classmates, Katie (Emilia Holliday), is shot in a single take.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kirkpatrick and his Myers Park High School classmate, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, spoke about their entwined family histories.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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