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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
Flannery and cohorts Lori Balton, Aaron Cota, Elizabeth Reynolds – all of whom worked on Apple TV+’s Shrinking together – joined with Ian Rutherford – key assistant location manager on Netlix’s Griselda – to create The Eaton and Palisades Fire Photo Project.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
In the mice study, the team found that without this BCL6 boost, the rodents had 40% less muscle mass than the control cohort.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
In school, much of her cohort was Japanese American immigrants.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Red Panda’s spicy take was the first of the night, but Rabinovich and her cohorts agreed that for them, the order wouldn’t have mattered.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
In the mice study, the team found that without this BCL6 boost, the rodents had 40% less muscle mass than the control cohort.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
In school, much of her cohort was Japanese American immigrants.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Red Panda’s spicy take was the first of the night, but Rabinovich and her cohorts agreed that for them, the order wouldn’t have mattered.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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Keith remains to a large degree elusive, but Magaro subtly gives us insight into what drives his artistry, which is then augmented by Watts’ observations, from a critic’s P.O.V., and those of Manfred, a protective friend and professional associate with a profound respect for Jarrett’s gifts.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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But the response was from a Musk associate, one of the contract workers said in a sworn account filed with the federal court.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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But Deputy Attorney General Meredith White said that those definitions were irrelevant, because they were only meant to apply in cases where there was more than one perpetrator present, and one was the actual killer and the other was an accomplice.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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Steven Nelson, who confessed to participating in the robbery but claimed his accomplices committed the murder, is scheduled to be executed for Dobson's death.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Across the federal government, politicians in their 70s and 80s are sticking around and often squeezing out their younger colleagues, said Presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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State subsidies for electric trucks are a key part of California’s strategy, as my colleague Russ Mitchell reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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With her nervous, wide-eyed gaze and a wardrobe that reads a little younger than many of her peers, Lucia (wonderfully played by newcomer Jara Sofija Ostan) projects an immediate vulnerability that triggers protective instincts in some and aggressive ones in others.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Many of Spence’s peers from that group, including Emile Smith Rowe, Anthony Gordon, Morgan Gibbs-White and Cole Palmer, have been capped at senior level.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Kaling’s fellow Running Point creators include Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen.—
Justine Fisher,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The sell-off pressured fellow cybersecurity solutions provider CrowdStrike , which slipped 0.8%.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The pair arrived together with other friends to the event in New Orleans.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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Frustration: Taylor Swift and her famous friends displayed every emotion.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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An escaped convict teams up with his Italian buddy and an army deserter to plan a spectacular bank robbery, looting a U.S. military base for the necessary firepower.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its purpose was not to put out flames, but to provide a device that his buddy could rappel down — superhero style — in case of a house fire.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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One of my other hilarious classmates, Christian Hurtado, even gave me an edit that made it into my final set.—
Madeleine Janz,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Whorton’s classmate, Jane Conrad, aided Lexington to another first place finish in the two mile (11:18.17).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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