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as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
we're banding together to oppose the construction of one of those big-box stores in our town
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as in to unite
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
small farmers banded together to oppose the interests of the agricultural giants
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At City Hall, Witzburg's team pressed Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire a top advisor for failing to cooperate with a misconduct probe – which the mayor refused to do – and urged him to make public a gift room her investigators were denied access to, which Johnson agreed to do.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
As Ballmer sees it, Sanberg agreed to cooperate in exchange for the league submitting a favorable sentencing letter to Judge Wilson, and thus he shouldn’t be regarded as a credible informant.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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What unites us is this wonder about venturing further into space.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Gross said the prayer was clearly an attempt to show the two churches united, especially in confronting the global conflicts and projecting a message of unity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Barea is now one of the top assistants on Denver’s staff, collaborating with Adelman on the offense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The agreement covers nationwide pickup and delivery operations in Vietnam, with the two sides planning to collaborate across key logistics services, including order collection and processing, last-mile delivery, customs clearance and warehouse operations at major aviation logistics hubs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Band (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/band%20%28together%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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