as in partner
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 colleague
In fact, as my TIME colleague Philip Wang reported this spring, there are real ideological divides between Republican voters under 30 and this President.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024, drawing more than 2,000 responses.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024 that drew more than 2,000 responses.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Over the coming days and weeks, Americans will watch how his colleagues respond.
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Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024, drawing more than 2,000 responses.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024 that drew more than 2,000 responses.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Over the coming days and weeks, Americans will watch how his colleagues respond.
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Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleague
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Aldo Álvarez started Mercatoria, another online delivery service, in 2021 with three other Cuban partners.
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Other founders made connections that led to funding, customers, and strategic partners.
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Maybe those people at the reflecting pool dropped their wedding ring after leaving their wife for a 25-year-old coworker.
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Your helpful nature jumps in quickly, while a volunteer request, group plan, or coworker’s need could strain your schedule.
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The announcement — made by Starmer in a statement outside 10 Downing Street — follows Labour’s poor performance in recent local elections, as well as months of intra-party turmoil over fiscal policy, welfare reforms and Starmer’s appointment of an associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
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In the Death of Robin Hood, a mythical figure named Robin lives in isolation until his young associate brings trouble his way that nearly kills him.
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How to keep your best buddy safe and calm during the next several days.
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Founder Todd Graves commissioned the mural by his buddy Brody to celebrate his Times Square location’s third anniversary.
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Complementing the peer model is Leadership Coaching, delivered through one-to-one engagements focused on executive growth, decision clarity, and performance alignment.
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Yet, despite a smattering of citations, the work is impossible to fact-check, much less peer-review.
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Clifford Winston, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Economic Studies program, says the summer travel season is typically always one of higher demand, and that hasn’t changed, despite the elevated prices due to the fallout of the Iran war.
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Bjorn Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus and a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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