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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Having devoted a decade to his own music, Jakob Nowell felt up to the task when Sublime co-founders Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson invited him to collaborate with them in late 2023.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Though Kendall’s been seen collaborating with stylist Chris Appleton as of late, the reality star tapped Davey Matthew to construct her look for Wednesday night’s affair.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
In recent months, Mair has been reaching out to colleagues across the school to collaborate on a healthy-aging initiative that will draw on multiple public-health fields.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Despite political differences, the two governors have successfully collaborated on the Brent Spence Bridge Project.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Though Kendall’s been seen collaborating with stylist Chris Appleton as of late, the reality star tapped Davey Matthew to construct her look for Wednesday night’s affair.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
In recent months, Mair has been reaching out to colleagues across the school to collaborate on a healthy-aging initiative that will draw on multiple public-health fields.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Despite political differences, the two governors have successfully collaborated on the Brent Spence Bridge Project.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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The driver, a person in their 90s, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Every school in the district cooperated.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Republicans are using the conferences and additional press calls to show that their party is united, having centrist lawmakers speak one day and then more conservative fiscal hawks the next.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a world intent on dividing us into factions, political discourse threatens to disrupt workplace culture at a time when companies must unite around change and growth strategies in the AI era.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Collaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborate. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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