as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end a trio of museums collaborated to mount this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit of van Gogh's major portraits

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Recent Examples of collaborate The guest curatorship program allows WePresent to champion emerging and overlooked talent while collaborating on projects designed to spark cultural conversations. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 The city, Mecklenburg County and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina collaborated on the project to try to land Scotiabank, Charlotte Business Journal reported. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025 In the Hand of Dante is adapted from Nick Tosches’ 2002 novel of the same name, with Schnabel and his wife Louise Kugelberg collaborating on the screenplay. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 It was originally released in 2005 and was the first time Jordan Brand had collaborated with an outside partner. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collaborate
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  • Investigators also said that the couple began to distance themselves, and within a week had stopped cooperating entirely.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In July, Wall Township Public Schools acknowledged the charges against Rizzitello and stated the district was fully cooperating with law enforcement while urging anyone with information to contact police.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • They’re each united by coming-of-age themes including first love and first heartbreak, as well as varying degrees of anarchy, rebellion and mischief.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Collaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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