as in collaborative
used or done by a number of people as a group
a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.
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Recent Examples of cooperative
Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Perched on a high floor of the coveted 29-story cooperative building, this exquisite residence’s tall, picturesque windows frame near 360-degree views that encompass cinematic vantages of Coit Tower, plus the Golden Gate, San Francisco-Oakland Bay, Richmond-San Rafael, and San Mateo bridges.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Brown operated a child care program and homeschool cooperative, both named Our Loving Village, in Stamford until a July 2023 fire put her out of business.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Addison Hartman, a sophomore on a cooperative gymnastics team made up of athletes from three Orland Park area high schools, said the team enabled her to continue the sport when the commute for club practices got to far, at least 20 minutes after school every day.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Perched on a high floor of the coveted 29-story cooperative building, this exquisite residence’s tall, picturesque windows frame near 360-degree views that encompass cinematic vantages of Coit Tower, plus the Golden Gate, San Francisco-Oakland Bay, Richmond-San Rafael, and San Mateo bridges.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
City inspections confirm tenants’ complaints that living in Evans Manor, owned by the Berkeley Student Cooperative, the largest student housing cooperative nationwide, presents a host of health concerns.
—Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Brown operated a child care program and homeschool cooperative, both named Our Loving Village, in Stamford until a July 2023 fire put her out of business.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative
Adjective
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Bensussen said the show’s sound designer, who has also composed original music for the production, has been attending rehearsals and is deeply involved with the collaborative creative process.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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One of their most beloved collaborative efforts was 1981’s Celia & Willie.—
Lucas Villa,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors said county staffers raised concerns about the organization with their supervisors.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, about five years ago, several organizations came together as a collective to apply for federal and state funding for a bigger project.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The group – which touts itself as a pagan collective that worships Norse gods – also took credit for originally catapulting Springfield onto the national stage by amplifying ugly memes about the Haitians.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s plenty of evidence from the past year to support that theory, from the ouster of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, to attacks on Russian shadow fleet vessels by Ukrainian special forces, to the brief Israel-Iran conflict last summer, all of which produced a collective shrug from oil traders.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This partnership, which spans breakfast, lunch, and dinner, works well on a few levels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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And during this era, as the fashion news outlet reported, many brands’ sales came through partnerships with creators.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Poland is already working with Ukraine on drone technology in joint military training programs and manufacturing projects.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The three-way pact is scheduled for joint review starting July 1.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wasserman has previously apologized for his correspondence with Maxwell and expressed regret for having any association with both her and Jeffrey Epstein.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here is how some countries stack up, based on information compiled by CNBC from national Olympic committees, sports associations and local reports.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Americans have romped through the field in winning all six games by a combined margin of 31-1, and haven’t allowed a goal since the second period of a tournament-opening 5-1 win over Czechia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Norway have taken gold in the team sprint Nordic combined event, with Jens Luraas Oftebro taking his third gold medal of these Games.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the beginning, Scritti Politti was a commune as much as a band.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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This love led him to purchase Les Jardins de Kerdalo, a historic botanical garden in the Breton commune of Trédarzec.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperative. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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