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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 Trellis Art Fund has announced the twelve artists making up its 2025 Milestone Grant cohort.
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News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2025
Lastly, anti-aging and recovery products are also becoming popular among the cohort, Perry said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 July 2025
Lee David is no stranger to his Squid Game cohorts, having worked with creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and Byung-hun in The Fortress (2017) and shared the screen with Jung-jae in Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019).
—EW.com, 4 July 2025
Female volunteers make up roughly a quarter of 2024’s cohort.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2025
Lastly, anti-aging and recovery products are also becoming popular among the cohort, Perry said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 July 2025
Lee David is no stranger to his Squid Game cohorts, having worked with creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and Byung-hun in The Fortress (2017) and shared the screen with Jung-jae in Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019).
—EW.com, 4 July 2025
Female volunteers make up roughly a quarter of 2024’s cohort.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
Noun
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee agreed July 22 to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to testify about the conspiracy that landed her in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal’s hilarious and gross revelation of his leering 50th birthday party note to Epstein sits squarely in what everyone knows already: Trump and Epstein were party-boy associates on the louche side of 1990s New York.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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While watching her goodbye messages, Amy received one from the Mastermind, who thanked her for being his accomplice.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Cops said the officer returned fire, striking Mora Nunez, who later was dropped off by moped by his accomplice at a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg and groin, police sources said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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Since then he’s noticed the tool gain popularity among his residents and surgeon colleagues.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Many of the couple’s close friends and colleagues took to the comment section to congratulate them on the new arrival.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Kane said this new program will be unique because a social worker and peer support advocate will present and ready to assist anyone working through a difficult situation or needing more assistance.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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This time last season, Carlson was viewed as a player with interesting potential, but was much older relative to his peers and perhaps not a bona fide NBA talent.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Jessica Riedl, former staff director of the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth—who spent a decade as Heritage lead research fellow on federal budget and spending policy—was among the many paying tribute to Feulner on social media.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Funding also supports the stipends of research fellows, postdoctoral scholars and promising early-career mathematicians.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
18 July 2025
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These imperfect yet perfect friends embark on an enchanting journey filled with artistry.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The new installment follows a group of high school friends (Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon and Tyriq Withers) who cause a fatal car wreck on the fourth of July and swear to keep their involvement a secret.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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How Sam Altman became Trump’s best AI buddy Initially cut out of the president’s circle by Elon Musk, Altman has been quietly cultivating his relationship with the president, the WSJ reports.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Try this: Reach out to five former colleagues, classmates, peers or past clients with a warm, genuine check-in.—
Tanya Edgar,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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My classmates didn’t get why everything for me was so freighted.—
Michael Thomas,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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