1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting
Synonyms & Similar Words
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of cohort
Similarly, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania reported that 6% of its 2023 MBA cohort were veterans.
—
Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
The study cohort included adults between 45 to 64 years of age who did not have dementia at the time they were recruited.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2025
More:Johnson wins the battle for House speaker as holdouts relent
But Friday's vote indicates there's still a significant cohort frustrated with Johnson, one that could plunge the chamber back into chaos.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
An Israeli source with knowledge of the talks told Newsweek last month that Barnea would likely be a high-profile player in the cohort of senior political figures likely to join the negotiations in their final stages.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for cohort 
Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
The study cohort included adults between 45 to 64 years of age who did not have dementia at the time they were recruited.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2025
More:Johnson wins the battle for House speaker as holdouts relent
But Friday's vote indicates there's still a significant cohort frustrated with Johnson, one that could plunge the chamber back into chaos.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
An Israeli source with knowledge of the talks told Newsweek last month that Barnea would likely be a high-profile player in the cohort of senior political figures likely to join the negotiations in their final stages.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for cohort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
Noun
-
All associates have been informed of the closures, and have been offered a severance package or the ability to apply to other open roles at Kohl’s.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Jan. 2025
-
Others slated to appear in the documentary include Puff’s former bodyguard, his former makeup artist, friends, and associates from various points of his life, Making The Band 2 winner Sara Rivers, and, most notably, Al B. Sure!Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Because the robbers were wearing masks, the store clerks also couldn’t conclusively identify Knight or any other accomplices.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
-
Case in point: Derek Lee, an Allegheny man sentenced to life without parole in 2016 for his role in a robbery in which his accomplice killed a homeowner.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
My colleague Joe Reid has also chosen to shepherd one particular GoFundMe to completion.Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
-
Our colleagues Sergio Hernández and Nat Lash began digging into the older datasets, turning them into a searchable format.Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
That's because Adaline spends most of her school day in a separate class with other students who have disabilities, rather than with her first-grade peers.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
-
McDonald's – like many of its peers – expanded its DEI commitments in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The literary genius from Jackson, Mississippi, detailed the dream in a 1941 letter to her agent, friend, and fellow gardener, Diarmuid Russell, which was collected in Julia Eichelberger’s Tell About Night Flowers: Eudora Welty’s Gardening Letters, 1940-1949.Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
-
Lloyd Billingsley is a policy fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland.K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Kyle MacLachlan has released a lengthy tribute to his career-long collaborator and friend, David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
-
His friends credit his infectious personality with recruiting a legion of new followers.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Aron Kay, a Yippie buddy known for throwing pies in the faces of establishment figures, said Weberman, more than academic scholars, developed a visceral understanding of the songwriter and was determined to coax Dylan back to taking political stands about issues like the Vietnam War.Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
-
Accountability buddies make movement breaks feel less daunting.Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
With colleges enrolling more later-in-life students, having athlete classmates who are also later-in-life may seem normal and appropriate.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025
-
Katerina ‘Katy’ Puig, her classmate at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, 19, faces a lifetime of care after a suffering a traumatic brain injury.Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near cohort
Cite this Entry
“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share