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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
Among this cohort is also Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, whose vision of industrial modernism helped define the look of postwar urban America.
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Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Many in this cohort expect the Fed to lower interest rates swiftly as a result, beginning as early as June.
—Colby Smith, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Over six in 10 (63%) of the male experts agreed with the statement that AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on the US over the next two decades; that falls to 36% for women in the cohort.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
Defense attorneys tried but failed to sow doubt with jurors that Ragan and cohort Terry Nealy plotted Perez’s murder.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Many in this cohort expect the Fed to lower interest rates swiftly as a result, beginning as early as June.
—Colby Smith, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Over six in 10 (63%) of the male experts agreed with the statement that AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on the US over the next two decades; that falls to 36% for women in the cohort.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
Defense attorneys tried but failed to sow doubt with jurors that Ragan and cohort Terry Nealy plotted Perez’s murder.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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By now, though, it’s become clear that the president is beholden to associates who take money to lobby for ByteDance, which is deeply tied to Beijing’s military-industrial complex.—
The Editors,
National Review,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump commutes sentence of Jason Galanis, a former Hunter Biden associate who cooperated with the GOP House investigation.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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Police in Louisiana believe the suspect accused of murdering a TV reporter in town to cover the Super Bowl planned numerous drugging schemes over several years with an accomplice, according to a report.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Gary man charged as accomplice in Howell murder A Gary man faces charges as an accomplice in a woman’s murder at the Willows Apartments.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Ramirez and his colleagues say that’s unusual, because typically once a building had been ritually killed and abandoned, something new would be built atop the remains.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, Moody's valuation is reasonable compared to its closest peer S&P Global which trades at a forward P/E ratio of 28x.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even when Black women do break through, their work is often undervalued or held to a different standard than their peers.—
Kedean Smith,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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In 2021, Mishal Reja, M.D., was an incoming gastroenterology fellow at State University of New York, Downstate and contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit.—
Dr. Mishal Reja,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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As a franchisor in the senior care industry, for example, building relationships with healthcare professionals and fellow franchise owners can provide crucial insights into best practices for efficiencies and growth opportunities.—
Pete First,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 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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There were people in the town hall who were either friends or relatives of folks who were on the Truman.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lou was brought home, happy and healthy, to the obvious delight of his best buddy.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Fall-Out During that trip to Western Pennsylvania, my buddy and I stuck four trout in two days.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2025
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The startling trends of men across a range of metrics serves as the cultural context into which Adolescence lets off a gendered bomb: a young boy angrily murders a female classmate who has questioned his masculinity.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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No hate crime charges will be brought against the 15-year-old who assaulted his Muslim classmate in Ardrey Kell High School in March, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Wednesday.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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