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collaborating

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verb

present participle of collaborate
as in cooperating
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 collaborating
Verb
Colbert recounted collaborating on Lord of the Rings with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Free fruit and shade tree adoption events Across Los Angeles on Saturday, City Plants and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are collaborating to supply free fruit and shade trees to Los Angeles residents. Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The company is also collaborating with Novartis, Eli Lilly, and Johnson & Johnson. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 To address this challenge, Qualcomm and Amazon are also collaborating on high-performance optical connectivity solutions. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 The reason is that generic LLMs aren’t trained in the intricacies of things like running a warehouse or collaborating with suppliers. Chris Burchett, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Because the plot required an outsider to expose more of the family’s history of dysfunctionality, an uninvited guest arrives in the form of Giulio (Tommaso Ragno), a writer who’ll be collaborating with Antonio on his next novel. Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 And there’s also been a real increase in dancers collaborating with artists as equals, appearing in roles other than backup. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 Everyone kind of knew each other, creators were constantly collaborating, and there was a real sense of community. Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborating
Adjective
  • Washington positions it as a cooperative organization, rather than a way to enforce its own policies.
    Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Its flagship will remain, Munn said, but the business hopes to spread the cooperative model.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Of those 58, 16 have been found alive but are not cooperating with police.
    Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Panettiere’s polarizing boyfriend Brian Hickerson is said to be cooperating with authorities investigating the actor’s death.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Rooms, too, are a mystifyingly symbiotic riot of color and texture.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The relationship between hardware and Physical AI is symbiotic.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In host cities, thousands of traveling supporters, from the famous Scottish Tartan Army and their bagpipes to Atlanta’s Fan Festival uniting people under a shared soundtrack, many third spaces became safe spaces for community-building.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone’s favorite American Horror Story characters are uniting for the anthology’s 13th season, and the official trailer (below) offers more footage of the returning stars reprising their past characters.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
  • The on-ball creation from LaVine, and the heliocentric offense being built around Jokic, would be a beautiful synergetic match from an on-court standpoint.
    Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

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“Collaborating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborating. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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