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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 of cooperate
Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The seminary, the high school and several individuals of talent about the town will cooperate on the musical program.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Douglas County and several other counties sued contending the law violates their right under the Colorado Constitution to contract or cooperate with the federal government.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
However, Thompson has not cooperated with efforts to provide the location of the treasure.
—Bethany Bruner, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The seminary, the high school and several individuals of talent about the town will cooperate on the musical program.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Douglas County and several other counties sued contending the law violates their right under the Colorado Constitution to contract or cooperate with the federal government.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
However, Thompson has not cooperated with efforts to provide the location of the treasure.
—Bethany Bruner, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for cooperate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
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One of the plaintiffs is the Latino Christian National Network, which seeks to bring together Latino leaders with different traditions and values to collaborate on pressing social issues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The two have collaborated on the RFK Stadium bill and see eye-to-eye on priorities like tackling crime.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, as White has telegraphed in interviews, the uniting theme is also the least conducive to the juicy schadenfreude that’s animated the previous installments.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fox’s score bug At least Fox discovered one thing that united the nation: a universal hatred of its Super Bowl score bug.—
Paul Sullivan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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More precisely, the team behind the simulation discovered that binary black hole pairs formed in dense star clusters first align their spins before coming together and merging.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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In December, Alum Rock Union School District in East San Jose announced plans to close or merge 13 schools by the end of next year to tackle the district’s $20 million budget shortfall.—
Molly Gibbs,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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