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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
The housing market has not cooperated, and its push into serving professional contractors hasn't been able to move the needle, given that activity is sluggish everywhere.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump has broadly defended his aggressive deportation campaign and blamed local officials for refusing to cooperate.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
South Korea asked its citizens to reduce their electricity use and for gas stations to cooperate with the government’s oil price cap.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Sarmiento said other counties where the sheriff’s departments have chosen not to cooperate with ICE have not seen a notable uptick in crime.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump has broadly defended his aggressive deportation campaign and blamed local officials for refusing to cooperate.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
South Korea asked its citizens to reduce their electricity use and for gas stations to cooperate with the government’s oil price cap.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Sarmiento said other counties where the sheriff’s departments have chosen not to cooperate with ICE have not seen a notable uptick in crime.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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According to the indictment, Rivera also collaborated with Gorrín to arrange a meeting between Sessions, the Texas Republican congressman, and Maduro in Caracas.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gap continues to tap into the cultural zeitgeist by collaborating with creative partners who bring fresh perspectives to its heritage designs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2026
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Grégoire, who led a list uniting the traditional left, the Greens and the Communists, claimed victory after estimates based on partial results placed him well ahead of conservative rival Rachida Dati, who acknowledged defeat.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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There is no warp drive, no faster-than-light travel, no planetwide organization united behind the single purpose of exploring the stars.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Even with no other detectable galaxies around it, this galaxy — known as MCG+01–02–015 — displays enormous evidence of having merged with smaller galaxies over its cosmic history.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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The winner of the postal contract — a worthless piece of paper without Havana landing rights — was forced to merge.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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