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as in uniting
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 merging
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 cooperating
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The other driver is cooperating with the investigation, according to the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department credited IBM for cooperating in its investigation and for ending DEI programs.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Lacy said drivers of both vehicles stayed at the crash scene until police arrived and are cooperating with the investigation.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
The two countries have been cooperating in areas including counterterrorism, maritime security, intelligence sharing, and military training.
—semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Analysts say the groups are secretly cooperating with Iran’s government despite public claims of independence, using sophisticated bandwidth to spread content across restricted networks.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
First government cooperating witness John is the first of six government cooperating witnesses to testify at the trial of four South Florida men charged with conspiring to kidnap and kill Haiti’s president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The bus driver is cooperating with authorities.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
In terms of refusal rate, Fairfax County trailed slightly behind all of the top non-cooperating jails in Los Angeles County combined, according to the detainer data.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
So far, the market isn’t cooperating.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The other driver is cooperating with the investigation, according to the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department credited IBM for cooperating in its investigation and for ending DEI programs.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Lacy said drivers of both vehicles stayed at the crash scene until police arrived and are cooperating with the investigation.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
The two countries have been cooperating in areas including counterterrorism, maritime security, intelligence sharing, and military training.
—semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Analysts say the groups are secretly cooperating with Iran’s government despite public claims of independence, using sophisticated bandwidth to spread content across restricted networks.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
First government cooperating witness John is the first of six government cooperating witnesses to testify at the trial of four South Florida men charged with conspiring to kidnap and kill Haiti’s president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The bus driver is cooperating with authorities.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating
Verb
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Residents who had previously circulated petitions against the data center pivoted to door-knocking for the candidates, collaborating on campaign videos, encouraging their neighbors to show up to vote and even driving each other to the polls.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Her work now involves collaborating with production teams and creating hairstyles that reflect each character's story from their background to their lifestyle.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But uniting it around a common program will be harder.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the run up to the 2024 election in Venezuela, the opposition leader María Corina Machado, a conservative, built a massive social movement uniting millions and backed Edmundo González, a diplomat, as a presidential candidate.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Most planes already have the complementary ADS-B Out systems that broadcast their locations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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These investments – often referred to as intangible capital – tend to get unlocked a few years after a technology comes onto the scene, once complementary investments have been made.—
Christos Makridis,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Virtual psychology removes outdated barriers by merging medical scrutiny with convenience, helping individuals move from uncertainty toward greater clarity.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The independent chef scene often reveals how immigrant traditions, first-generation entrepreneurship and local ingredients are merging into a new Southern food identity.—
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Toyota’s driver stayed at the scene of the collision and was cooperative in the investigation, police said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Using the cy-trust model, the cooperative robots were able to assign lower trust scores to suspicious inputs and ignore them over time.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The company is in an inherently difficult strategic position due to Uber’s dominance — while Lyft is only in the US and Canada, Uber is diversified across most global markets and has expanded into other synergetic areas like food and alcohol delivery.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Success feels local, personal, reciprocal.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The dialogue can even be reciprocal, Lucia said, with actors contributing suggestions about movement or camera angles.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The work of keeping a stout, synergic defense never really stops.—
Rob Mahoney,
SI.com,
19 Oct. 2017
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“Cooperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperating. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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