Definition of collaboratenext
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 That sense of connection could be particularly valuable as hybrid work enables employees to collaborate less face-to-face. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 Vasaria and TerrorBox will also collaborate on a vertical adaptation of Fate, a screenplay by Melton and Dunstan, who wrote four instalments of the Saw franchise (Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI and Saw 3D). — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 The free event allows musicians to collaborate in front of an audience while giving visitors an opportunity to experience the improvisational tradition that helped establish Kansas City’s reputation as a jazz capital. — Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 Today’s employees now collaborate across countries, time zones and cultures as a matter of routine. — Shawn Zhang, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collaborate
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  • Huang has promised to cooperate with the investigation his board has launched.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The driver of the first car remained to cooperate with police, the LAPD's release said.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
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  • As iconic Austin trumpeter Ephraim Owens and composer Sam Lipman undertake an ambitious collaboration uniting Ephraim’s jazz style with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, a health challenge requires them to confront new realities and limits.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Demographers often suggest that the world is united by the crash in fertility rates.
    — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Collaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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