as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
shared resources
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as in participated
to take a share or part
everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits
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Recent Examples of shared
ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
This year’s theme, A New Gold World, is a call to build shared abundance in an era increasingly defined by division.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Bess Truman shared her recipe for Ozark Pudding in the second edition of the Congressional Club's cookbook in 1948.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand flared twice last year over contending claims to territory along their shared border.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
This year’s theme, A New Gold World, is a call to build shared abundance in an era increasingly defined by division.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Jimeno introduced himself and shared a bit of his story.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Bess Truman shared her recipe for Ozark Pudding in the second edition of the Congressional Club's cookbook in 1948.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
Adjective
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For example, the capabilities of the chip-manufacturer TSMC emerge from the collective intelligence of its 90,000 interacting employees.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Last are the members of Open Group, a Ukrainian contemporary art collective that attempts to confront the war through its artistic practice.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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Season 1 of Beast Games, in which 1,000 contestants participated in a series of challenges—like block stacking and monster-truck pulling, for a prize of $10 million—was released on Amazon Prime Video in December 2024.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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This year is the first time Russia has participated in the international art exhibit since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The dot-com crash was disastrous for the company and Turner, the largest individual shareholder in the combined company.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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In a few short years, warfare was revolutionized by the introduction of the tank, the airplane, and combined arms tactics.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The research was a collaborative effort between the University of Birmingham and the University of Science and Technology Beijing.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Insiders described the negotiations as congenial and collaborative, as the two sides reached a deal relatively quickly.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 May 2026
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Meanwhile, deeper conversations around trust, intimacy and joint ventures could simultaneously unfold, adding to the intensity of it all.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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During a season-ending arthroscopic surgery late last season, a physician removed a cartilage fragment within his left knee and performed a mosaicplasty procedure to repair the trochlear joint surface.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Hiring a new superintendent The timing of Allen’s departure led to questions about her involvement in the fiscal crisis despite Jeane’s insistence that the mutual decision was not a direct result of the budget process.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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For decades, extremist groups recruited in part by offering mutual aid to their members, many of whom had grown up neglected or abused and may have struggled with addiction and untreated mental illness, Simi said.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Residents of the city of Orgosolo in 1969 famously stopped the construction of a military firing range on communal grazing land known as Pratobello.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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