as in cooperating
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
a trio of museums collaborated to mount this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit of van Gogh's major portraits
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Recent Examples of collaborating
Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
After working as a corporate event planner for nearly a decade, Nate and Laura began collaborating in 2019.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The company designs its own servers internally, bypassing OEMs and collaborating directly with manufacturers to cut costs, enhance performance, and quickly integrate the latest GPUs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Sensors built from vacancy The work involved graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and collaborating faculty members.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Laura Ashley is also collaborating with Brewers, a Royal Warrant holder, on other wall coverings that feature re-colored classics and current bestselling designs.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker launched her production company Cinelava to produce the project, collaborating with Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Red Sea Fund.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Tour organizers also will be collaborating with local partners for each screening like film societies, festivals, sports clubs and other groups.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
To meet this challenge, the design engineers worked to find new ways to uncover problems earlier, pushing the envelope on computer modeling, developing more rigorous testing, and collaborating more with the engineers in the plants.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
These short stories about scientists working at the leading edge of climate microbiology reveal the vital role microbes play in our biosphere and climate system, and illuminate new possibilities for collaborating with these incredible natural chemists.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
After working as a corporate event planner for nearly a decade, Nate and Laura began collaborating in 2019.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The company designs its own servers internally, bypassing OEMs and collaborating directly with manufacturers to cut costs, enhance performance, and quickly integrate the latest GPUs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Sensors built from vacancy The work involved graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and collaborating faculty members.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Laura Ashley is also collaborating with Brewers, a Royal Warrant holder, on other wall coverings that feature re-colored classics and current bestselling designs.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker launched her production company Cinelava to produce the project, collaborating with Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Red Sea Fund.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Tour organizers also will be collaborating with local partners for each screening like film societies, festivals, sports clubs and other groups.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
To meet this challenge, the design engineers worked to find new ways to uncover problems earlier, pushing the envelope on computer modeling, developing more rigorous testing, and collaborating more with the engineers in the plants.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborating
Verb
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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, lived with a romantic partner who is transgender and cooperating with authorities, Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Sunday that Tyler Robinson, the suspect in custody, was not cooperating with investigators.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The driver has been fully cooperative with investigators.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, cooperative and validating communication can help when problems are minor or unchangeable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents, founder and coordinator of Bourbon & Beyond, this year’s World Bourbon Toast will stream live from the event's main stage, uniting music fans, and bourbon lovers in every time zone.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tezduyar’s view since 1990 has been uniting the two representations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This symbiotic relationship can be achieved by providing the workforce with a meaningful employee experience.—
Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But plenty of work has to be done to get that symbiotic relationship right.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The company is in an inherently difficult strategic position due to Uber’s dominance — while Lyft is only in the US and Canada, Uber is diversified across most global markets and has expanded into other synergetic areas like food and alcohol delivery.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
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“Collaborating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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