as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a culture in which the raising of children is regarded as a collaborative endeavor for a whole village
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Recent Examples of collaborative
Beyond one-day events, YGT offers ongoing programming — including coding workshops, mentorship opportunities, and even a moderated online gaming community designed to create safe, collaborative spaces for youth.
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Then there’s Schiaparelli’s approach to work, which was renegade, and highly collaborative.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Negotiating due dates will be crucial to ensure a smooth collaborative process.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
From March 9 to 15, organizations participated in the Chicagoland Humane Coalition Outdoor Cat Spay and Neuter Tour, a first-of-its-kind collaborative way to address community cat overpopulation.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
International partnerships will play a key role, with contributions such as Japan’s pressurized rover and other collaborative systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The adventurous rapper and producer take a more refined approach on a collaborative album full of wandering thoughts and odd, understated beats.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Socialism may be one of the great collaborative inventions of adults who were once younger or older siblings.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Play Ball initiative — a collaborative effort to encourage youth participation in baseball and softball.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Then there’s Schiaparelli’s approach to work, which was renegade, and highly collaborative.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Negotiating due dates will be crucial to ensure a smooth collaborative process.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
From March 9 to 15, organizations participated in the Chicagoland Humane Coalition Outdoor Cat Spay and Neuter Tour, a first-of-its-kind collaborative way to address community cat overpopulation.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
International partnerships will play a key role, with contributions such as Japan’s pressurized rover and other collaborative systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The adventurous rapper and producer take a more refined approach on a collaborative album full of wandering thoughts and odd, understated beats.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Socialism may be one of the great collaborative inventions of adults who were once younger or older siblings.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Play Ball initiative — a collaborative effort to encourage youth participation in baseball and softball.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborative
Adjective
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These events require enormous investments of time, money, space, and collective labor.—
Raphael Fonseca,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This collective effort would make substantial change.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The change meant that astronauts selected for a joint NASA and SpaceX mission known as Crew-12 were the first permitted to take the latest iPhones and Android smartphones to space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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There was nobody in the music center at the time – Afarideh and Ebadatdoust closed the school not long after the US and Israel launched their joint attack on Iran, to protect their students and staff from relentless bombardment.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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All the hyperscaler capital in the world can’t conjure a licensed electrician out of thin air (Goldman estimates combined budgets rose by more than $300 billion for 2026 and 2027).—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The combined sensing system allows devices to detect both simple touch and applied pressure, creating a more advanced interaction surface.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These are the public spaces that guests mill about in—sipping a berry cooler at the long bar, enjoying a glass of malbec and a read by the stove, or playing monopoly at the communal table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Festivalgoers will be invited to celebrate the return of the series with a communal viewing under the stars.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The two showed a mutual respect for one another.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each playthrough is designed to vary, with competitive and cooperative elements shaping gameplay.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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The city and state governments proved highly cooperative in seeking creative solutions to make the mass replanting happen.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Let optimism gather friends around shared goals.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 Group efforts benefit from clear, shared aims.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Collaborative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborative. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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