as in crew
a group of people working together on a task
asked the Boy Scouts to split into teams and begin pitching their tents
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Recent Examples of team
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Everything is going surprisingly well despite the team being affected by injuries all spring.
—Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 May 2026
ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The police chief must team with a marine biologist and a surly shark hunter to stop the beast's reign of terror.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Muncy will not play again during the series in Milwaukee and will be re-evaluated when the team returns to Los Angeles on Monday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Everything is going surprisingly well despite the team being affected by injuries all spring.
—Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
The Bears ran the third-most plays last season with multiple tight ends on the field with 501 after surprising some experts by drafting Colston Loveland 10th overall last year to team with Cole Kmet.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The police chief must team with a marine biologist and a surly shark hunter to stop the beast's reign of terror.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for team
Noun
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The intersection remained closed Sunday as crews worked to excavate and repair the line.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Hours after launch, the Shenzhou 23 crew will be greeted aboard Tiangong by Shenzhou 21 astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, who are completing an extended seven-month-long mission and will be returning to Earth at the end of the month.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The Athletic’s subscribers have the chance to win our Premier League predictions league this weekend.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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With veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, the franchise could choose, at least initially, to let the Miami native watch and get acclimated to league.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When Garrincha reported for military service as a teenager, the local army chief took one glance at him and told him he wouldn’t be needed.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To actually get the shares, Musk must meet ambitious targets over the next 10 years for the company’s market value and Tesla’s electric vehicles, as well as his futuristic goals of developing a fleet of robotaxis and an army of humanoid robots.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The ball appeared to cross the goal line upon first glance, drawing roars from the nearby River Guard supporters group mere feet away, but the watching linesman ruled the ball wasn’t completely over the line and called for play to continue.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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Under bee rules, spellers are grouped by their number of correct answers.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Ulrich said the cemetery is one of few nationally that has a memorial squad solely dedicated to providing full military honors.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Jason Steele, the Brighton goalkeeper, will remain with the squad for the duration of the tournament as a training player.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Zendaya’s character has had a rough season, recently narrowly avoiding having her head clubbed off with a polo mallet.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Following the team's landslide victory against Freiburg on May 20, the Prince of Wales went clubbing to celebrate the win.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Noun
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Sokoloff worked as a grade school teacher before becoming an asset manager for Hackman Capital Partners, a large real-estate company.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Today, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Tencent, and Alibaba constitute seven of the ten most valuable companies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Their bill would allow independents to vote in primary elections without having to affiliate with a party.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2026
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Candidates in the nonpartisan races can still affiliate with a party while campaigning but will not be identified by party on the ballot.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Team.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/team. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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