collaborated

verb

past tense of collaborate
as in cooperated
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 collaborated The creative duo, which previously collaborated on To the Night, co-wrote the screenplay, inspired by true events, and developed it with people without housing. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026 Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen have only collaborated once, but their sole duet is a major hit. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Contrary to previous rumors, Simpson and the Black Keys frontman have not previously collaborated. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Beyond his work with the band, he’s collaborated with various artists across genres, contributing to projects by Jay-Z, The Temptations, Drake and Meghan Trainor. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 William Orbit, the Grammy-winning producer who collaborated with Madonna on her multiplatinum album Ray of Light and worked with other such artists as U2, Britney Spears, No Doubt and Blur, died July 23. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Rather than do a show this season, Berner Kühl collaborated with the furniture company Feld, creating a new covering for their modular sofa. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 Having collaborated with his parents since the late 1980s, Berenstain was no stranger to furthering the family legacy. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 North also has become an occasional guest at her father’s concerts and has collaborated with him on her songs, People reported. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborated
  1. cooperated
  2. united
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  • The State Department said Tecnotex has worked to refurbish Cuba’s Russian-origin helicopter fleet and has previously cooperated with North Korea.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In a Facebook statement, Cole said her son fully cooperated with investigators and denied allegations that the family had interfered with the investigation.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperated
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  • Kemp and Jackson united at the Georgia Chamber’s annual congressional luncheon for the first time since Jackson’s party-rattling primary win.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Right’s multiculturalism Meanwhile, the American right was increasingly united less by biological notions of race and more by opposition to multiculturalism, feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and liberalism.
    — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of united

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