COOPERATE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

cooperate

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kō-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt

as in to collaborate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer

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as in to unite

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs

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Recent Examples on the Web Gorman said Izmir police and the Navy investigators are cooperating in a probe of the assault, adding no Marines had been arrested and those involved were also cooperating in an investigation. —

Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 Souza has never spoken publicly on the incident but did cooperate with criminal investigators. —

Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024 This has resulted in a wave of lawsuits against the companies, including from other news outlets like The New York Times, arguing that the practice is unfair—and now, a continually growing wave of publishers choosing to cooperate with AI’s biggest players. —

Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2024 Republicans claim that the way to fix all of these problems is the largest mass deportation program in American history, requiring localities to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, and securing the southern border. —

Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cooperate

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