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 The rapper and singer has previously collaborated with her father, Ty Dolla Sign, FKA Twigs and Lil Novi. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The life and career of Giorgio Armani is set to be the subject of a high-end TV series produced by Italy’s Lux Vide, which is collaborating with the fashion house founded by the iconic designer known for his close ties to Hollywood. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 July 2026 Riot is trying to go above and beyond to make its office space an attractive place to collaborate. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Bot-on-Bot Combat Designed to Settle Our AI Differences Adaptive Security is collaborating with BattleBots to bring some action to the AI debate by having humanoid bots battle it out on the show floor. Kim Key, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for collaborate
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  • Hicks said detectives are working to determine Williams' motives, and said the suspect's family was cooperating fully with law enforcement.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In September, Brun and an associate sold meth directly to a source cooperating with the detail.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The push westward On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah – uniting their two tracks and making the transcontinental railroad whole.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Poor Americans across ethnic lines—including Black workers from the Deep South, women, and immigrants—were united by a claim to dignity and health.
    Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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“Collaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborate. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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