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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
Giuffre was initially reluctant to cooperate with the FBI probe.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Chinese national security laws require any companies or organizations to cooperate with the country’s national intelligence efforts.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Galanis cooperated last year with House Republicans investigating the business entanglements of former President Biden's son Hunter Biden.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Watkins said the dentist office was fully cooperating with the investigation.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Chinese national security laws require any companies or organizations to cooperate with the country’s national intelligence efforts.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Galanis cooperated last year with House Republicans investigating the business entanglements of former President Biden's son Hunter Biden.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Watkins said the dentist office was fully cooperating with the investigation.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
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For the six-piece collection—which features workwear essentials like two-way stretch bootcut jeans, bandanas and overalls in multiple colorways—Dovetail and John Deere collaborated directly with female farmers through surveys, focus groups and wear testing.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Apr. 2025
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce are collaborating on the steakhouse, which will be located at the Loews Kansas City hotel at 1515 Wyandotte St. Mahomes said last year that there will be a cheeseburger on the menu named for Chiefs coach Andy Reid.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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Engineering talent, marketing resources, and strategic focus were divided across competing products rather than united behind a singular vision.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Social media’s ability to unite the community quickly began to shine through.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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The network has also had a fairly quiet development season, with just a handful of projects in the works, among them a potential Rookie spinoff (ABC and Hulu merged their development teams under Simran Sethi six months ago).—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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It was merge time on this week’s episode of Survivor 48 as all 13 players converged on a single beach.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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