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Recent Examples of workmate
Establish And Respect Boundaries Ultimately, the best way to be self-aware at work and maintain empathy is by establishing your own boundaries and respecting the boundaries your workmates establish for themselves.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Since everyone works in different places, and at different times, Aurora never really gets to know her workmates or her flat mates.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Ferreiro said their version of the show does not just have families competing but other kinds of players – workmates, friends, neighbors.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
What soon follows is a desperate quest for Sam to reconnect with his very alive and grieving girlfriend, Molly (Demi Moore), to reveal the truth of the workmate’s ruse and confess his enduring love for her.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Here the four workmates score a free dream vacation to Bahia with their families.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2024
Whatever Taylor’s intentions, Swifties have been quick to flood the internet with theories about a drama so ancient that my Gen-Z workmate, Riann, was initially confused as to why Taylor would take issue with Kim.
—Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
So, your workmate needs this prowithin mini vacuum.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
Her workmates threw her a going-away party on a Friday.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workmate
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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
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Ramirez and his colleagues say that’s unusual, because typically once a building had been ritually killed and abandoned, something new would be built atop the remains.—
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In fact: 85% of employees have dealt with an annoying coworker.—
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Meanwhile, acerbic tough guy Dave Moss (Burr) presents his airy coworker George Aaronow (McKean) with a plan to stick it to their ungrateful bosses by stealing all of the Glengarry real estate leads and selling them to another agency.—
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When stuck in a disagreement, step outside your own emotions and discuss the issue as if advising a close friend in the same situation.—
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The actor died on Saturday, March 29, at 11:15 p.m. local time in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, a friend of Chamberlain's working on behalf of his retired publicist tells PEOPLE.—
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For Lyn and Lisa Alessi, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alessi International, a local fabric importer representing mills in Asia and Europe, the tariffs could pose significant challenges to their business, which works with international partners to produce fabrics for high-end clothing companies.—
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Trump defended his decision to impose tariffs, saying that the trade situation with U.S. partners was unsustainable and that someone needed to act.—
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“Workmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workmate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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