coaction

noun

Definition of coactionnext
as in operation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaction
  1. operation
  2. proceeding
  3. act
  4. action
  5. enterprise
  6. move
  7. maneuver
  8. procedure
Noun
  • Kansas plans on hiring Sam Strantz, senior team counsel for the NBA’s Houston Rockets, as the Jayhawks athletic department’s new executive director of front office strategy and operations, ESPN reported Friday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The plan to consolidate FIFA’s commercial and event operations into a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion is off the table, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of operation
Noun
  • At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The company's clashes with unions date back years, with battles over employment status, arbitration proceedings, working conditions, and more rendering it a marquee villain in the eyes of labor advocates.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Noun
  • Burnham was mayor of Greater Manchester before vaulting back into national politics, and one of his first acts was to set up a branch office in the city.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In October 2025, Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child and was sentenced to six months in the Osage County, Oklahoma, jail.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of act
Noun
  • In this case, Nye’s footnote expressed his concerns with the government’s actions.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • Since the 1970s, the federal government has interpreted harm to include any actions that degrade a species’ habitat, given the necessity of habitat for a species’ survival.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of action
Noun
  • On the other end are enterprises that generate value from AI through productivity and lower costs gained via automating customer service, streamlining business processes, and catching fraud.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Its systems remain embedded across banks, credit unions, merchants, and enterprises.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of enterprise
Noun
  • The move shocked the global scientific community and landed him in jail for three years.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The move has drawn a wide range of responses in Northern California.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of move
Noun
  • Within 38 hours, Rocket Lab had fully activated and prepared the Puma satellite for its first orbital maneuver, beating the Space Force’s requirement of 72 hours.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
  • The move came after a legal challenge by the deputies’ attorneys claiming prosecutors erred in presenting their case to a grand jury last year, as part of an uncommon legal maneuver.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of maneuver
Noun
  • The revisions come after the board voted to redline its policy that outlined the rights and legal procedures of certain employees in May.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • Bumila already had an internal brace procedure — a step below Tommy John surgery — in May 2025 on the same elbow.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of procedure
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“Coaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaction. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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