Thesaurus results for CONFRERES

confreres

noun

variants also confrères

plural of confrere

as in colleagues

a fellow worker many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue

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Recent Examples of confreres The elegant bones of this iconic property—once the martini-marinated playground of Sinatra and his Rat Pack confreres—remain unmistakably intact. — David Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

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