cohorts

noun

Definition of cohortsnext
plural of cohort
1
as in associates
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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2
as in accomplices
one associated with another in wrongdoing she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting

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  1. accomplices
  2. colleagues
  3. buddies
Noun
  • Up top with Bernard and Lukas, the devious IT Head revels in his plan to starve the accomplices out.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Washington and his accomplices took advantage of a legal technicality.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplices
Noun
  • Hosted by the cultural critic Wesley Morris, the series layers musical analysis of Wonder’s songs and insightful interviews with industry colleagues and acolytes.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The stones’ distant origins have led Parker Pearson and his colleagues to believe that Stonehenge’s second phase of construction was meant to bring Britain together.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Trouble down in Georgia Steve Daniel and Tony D had been buddies for a long time.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • While the women hear Brie’s confession, Jack and his Marine buddies are chatting around a fire.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of buddies
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