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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
Similarly, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania reported that 6% of its 2023 MBA cohort were veterans.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohort
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The designer and her husband, Brian, settled on a home built in 1972 by architect John Haag, who worked for years as an associate in the office of Joseph Esherick, one of the community’s founding visionaries.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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For example, before issuing a public statement, academic units must establish which of their members — e.g., tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty, research associates, graduate students, and staff — can vote on whether to make a statement.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for Nelson also argued that one of his accomplices had injuries that were consistent with the assault while Nelson did not.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Mark Crew shot his wife in 1982, while an accomplice severed her head.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Jan. 2025
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My colleague Joe Reid has also chosen to shepherd one particular GoFundMe to completion.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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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
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That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, a 2023 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) seemed to suggest that employees working from home were, in fact, less productive than their peers in the office.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rashford’s route to another Italian side, Juventus, has already been closed off by their capture of fellow forward Randal Kolo Muani on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Snoop Dogg then took aim at fellow rapper who has been a staunch Trump supporter.—
Shannon Power,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
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That’s the kind of boy who sets in motion the plot of One of Them Days, a lighthearted and sometimes fun buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA, with the music superstar in her feature-film debut.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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Starring Keke Palmer and SZA, the film's mashup of Hollywood and music royalty forms the backdrop for a buddy comedy that borrows from a long tradition of side-by-side slapstick flicks.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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At 17, an age when her classmates gravitated towards whatever was trendy, Bahng was singing along to Air Supply and whoever else came on her mother’s favorite oldies radio station.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Spokespersons for Hartford Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday as to what measures school officials would take to assist students grappling with a classmate being shot.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Cohort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohort. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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