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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
That's where the Pueblos Mancomunados sits, a cooperative of eight self-governing Zapotec villages, now easier to reach thanks to the opening of the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla highway.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Refiberd signed a cooperative R&D agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to advance textile feedstock characterization and analysis.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Additional perspectives from the kibbutz come from several members of the cooperative’s security team and the wife of its security lead.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
That's where the Pueblos Mancomunados sits, a cooperative of eight self-governing Zapotec villages, now easier to reach thanks to the opening of the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla highway.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Options under consideration in Solana Beach include a single station to serve Solana Beach, having another version of a cooperative agreement with Del Mar or joining another existing fire department.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Refiberd signed a cooperative R&D agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to advance textile feedstock characterization and analysis.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative
Adjective
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According to the rules laid down by Nobel in his 1895 will, the prizes can only honor up to three people per award — a growing challenge given the collaborative nature of much scientific research.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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In this conversation, Purvis and Wade pull back the curtain on their collaborative process.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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No government organization will contact someone via text message to pay a bill or ask for payments through a Bitcoin ATM.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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For some Obamacare beneficiaries, premiums are expected to more than double, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (aka KFF), a nonprofit health care research organization.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One bad manager or leader can, in but a few months, undermine a team with decades of collective service to the organization.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The concept of community immunity depends on collective participation.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KUOW public radio.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The congregation voted to hand over the deed, property and assets to the Nashville Baptist Association, but with the goal to start over as a replant church in a partnership with Green Hill.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sesame oil is high in antioxidants that may help decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease, along with reducing joint pain related to arthritis.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In November, researchers will head to the remote island of Nikumaroro, which is halfway between Australia and Hawaii, according to a joint press release from the two agencies.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The company operates these systems under contract with law enforcement agencies, neighborhood associations, and private property owners.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The players’ association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year agreement in 2020, but the WNBPA voted last eyar to opt out of the agreement early.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The combined vaccine has been extensively studied and consistently shown to provoke an immune response comparable to what’s seen when the individual vaccines are given separately, and without raising the risk of serious side effects.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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There are two games on Wednesday — Liberty-UTEP and Missouri State-Middle Tennessee, with a combined CUSA record of 0-4.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement During captivity Sharabi ached for his life in Be’eri—which as a kibbutz, or commune, is the original expression of the interdependence on which Israel functions.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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There, Evelyn uses psychedelic drugs and psychological manipulation to brainwash them into joining the local community, which is, in fact, just a commune of Evelyn’s cultists.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperative. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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