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as in collaborated
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 united
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 cooperated
The housing market has not cooperated, and its push into serving professional contractors hasn't been able to move the needle, given that activity is sluggish everywhere.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The driver of the Mazda remained at the scene of the collision and cooperated with authorities, police said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
Remedios, attorney Haley Cove argued, had no prior criminal history and cooperated with police after the crash, even turning himself in.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Supermicro settled the cases in September 2006 and cooperated with the government’s investigation, records show.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
The driver of the trailer stayed after the crash scene and cooperated with law enforcement, police said.
—Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2026
The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers, police said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Sabatine kept his law license after the charge and cooperated with federal authorities on the case.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The driver of the Ford Maverick cooperated with investigators and is not facing any criminal charges at this time, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2026
Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The driver of the Mazda remained at the scene of the collision and cooperated with authorities, police said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
Remedios, attorney Haley Cove argued, had no prior criminal history and cooperated with police after the crash, even turning himself in.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Supermicro settled the cases in September 2006 and cooperated with the government’s investigation, records show.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
The driver of the trailer stayed after the crash scene and cooperated with law enforcement, police said.
—Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2026
The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers, police said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Sabatine kept his law license after the charge and cooperated with federal authorities on the case.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The driver of the Ford Maverick cooperated with investigators and is not facing any criminal charges at this time, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperated
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White Settlement detectives collaborated with agencies across North Texas to determine whether the three suspects were connected to similar incidents in the Metroplex, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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According to the indictment, Rivera also collaborated with Gorrín to arrange a meeting between Sessions, the Texas Republican congressman, and Maduro in Caracas.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sixth grader Starry Hampton said the students were united in their effort to protest ICE.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many Wisconsinites know the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, when 54 of its about 100 voters united under a new banner to oppose the expansion of slavery in 1854.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nice, France's fifth largest city on the French Riviera, becomes the most resounding win of the far right Sunday with the victory of Eric Ciotti, a former conservative who allied with the National Rally of Marine Le Pen.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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So do various local gangs and vigilante groups, many of which are allied with the larger cartels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Johannesen added that Americans’ love of cooking, honed during the pandemic, has merged into this moment of at-home entertaining.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even with no other detectable galaxies around it, this galaxy — known as MCG+01–02–015 — displays enormous evidence of having merged with smaller galaxies over its cosmic history.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Cooperated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperated. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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