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
Thanks to colleague Chris Foran for contributing pop-culture book selections.
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Please join me in congratulating our colleagues on their new roles and success to date in creating new revenue opportunities and driving revenue growth.
—Time Pr, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Our colleagues are in a slightly different category.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Party delegates then nominated Harris, Newsom’s longtime political colleague in California.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Starting with the new year, LVMH will be F1’s largest global partner, according to Maffei.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Customers value partners who not only deliver results but do so consistently and predictably over time.Pascal Yammine, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sony Wireless Premium Noise-Canceling Headphones $348 $195 at Amazon If the sound of cars, coworkers, or other background noise is too distracting, slip on these over-the-ear wireless headphones that last for up to 30 hours on a single charge.Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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So don’t hesitate to recognize a deserving employee in the next meeting or help a coworker struggling with a project.Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Martinez was in the area and wanted to see if his buddy was canvassing.Robert Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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In a post on Instagram on Sunday, Nov. 24, the model and cookbook author, 38, gave her followers some insight into what goes into her Friendsgiving preparations, so that her four kids can celebrate the holiday with their buddies before the big day.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Harcourt-Smith, who works as a research associate in paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, said the researchers’ analysis was sound and that the site was unique.Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Now, Juliette works as an associate at Quinn Emanuel, a business litigation firm, per her LinkedIn.Emy LaCroix, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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As an adult, does Cravalho now see Johnson as more of a peer?Jack Smart, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Taking away the platforms that foster such talent feels like cutting off a vital source of inspiration—not just for their peers, but for leaders like me who see the future through their eyes.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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One moment that stuck out to Dani Kogan, associate director of Brooklyn Initiatives at the Center for Shared Society, was when a fellow reached out to her after the Donald Trump-Kamala Harris presidential debate.Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Li also has been a senior fellow on global public health at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis and a co-founder of that institute’s Cure4Cancer Initiative.Russell Flannery, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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