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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer
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as in to unite
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs
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Recent Examples of cooperate
She was charged with possession, per CBS News, but ultimately pled guilty to one count of extortion and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Police initially believed the victim, who was not cooperating with the investigation, was stabbed.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
So far, the market isn’t cooperating.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Moss’ cross-examination undercut the credibility of the government’s main cooperating witness, Perera, who was not charged with Rivera and co-defendant Esther Nuhfer, a Miami political consultant.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Police initially believed the victim, who was not cooperating with the investigation, was stabbed.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
So far, the market isn’t cooperating.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Moss’ cross-examination undercut the credibility of the government’s main cooperating witness, Perera, who was not charged with Rivera and co-defendant Esther Nuhfer, a Miami political consultant.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
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In addition to its own productions, There & Then intends to collaborate with artists and communities across different career stages on an international basis.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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The flight took place under the direct supervision of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is collaborating with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Valo’s type certification.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Athena unites all these capabilities in a single, rugged, autonomous platform built for search and rescue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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The real protagonist of the story is Jeremy, whose character is crafted with a daring inventiveness that unites intellectual perspective and love.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The budget, which will be debated and adjusted by the mayor and the City Council, also merges three city departments into others and eliminates the Office of Child and Youth Success.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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One remedy that many ticketing advocates and Democratic lawmakers want is for the government to force the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster — which merged in 2010 — separating the concert promoter from the ticket seller.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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