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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
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
For the first time, Paul, 57, is collaborating with his wife, Julie Rudd, who is making her feature film producing debut with the indie.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
The two organizations have been collaborating to design and build the pipeline to provide water and recycled water to the tribal reservation.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
After hearing feedback that community members appreciated having more food options at these events, Saratoga Nights kicked off this year in May by collaborating with the local farmers market and the nonprofit Successful Aging Solutions and Community Consulting.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
O’Mara assumed a leadership position in his region, advocating for a new regional Catholic elementary school and collaborating with leaders of three neighboring parishes to gain funding.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Also, in December, Stephanie Dorisca, a former administrator at a South Florida nursing school, was found guilty on charges of collaborating with the owner and recruiters in selling about 1,000 fake diplomas for millions of dollars to students recruited from Texas.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
The company developed the vaccine, which is called intismeran, and is collaborating with Merck, the maker of pembrolizumab, which is marketed under the trade name Keytruda.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 1 June 2026
That is my baseline philosophy when designing a sequence and collaborating with the showrunners and Marvel producers.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
The company is also collaborating with Eri Wakiyama on an exclusive capsule collection to be unveiled at the event.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
For the first time, Paul, 57, is collaborating with his wife, Julie Rudd, who is making her feature film producing debut with the indie.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
The two organizations have been collaborating to design and build the pipeline to provide water and recycled water to the tribal reservation.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
After hearing feedback that community members appreciated having more food options at these events, Saratoga Nights kicked off this year in May by collaborating with the local farmers market and the nonprofit Successful Aging Solutions and Community Consulting.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
O’Mara assumed a leadership position in his region, advocating for a new regional Catholic elementary school and collaborating with leaders of three neighboring parishes to gain funding.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Also, in December, Stephanie Dorisca, a former administrator at a South Florida nursing school, was found guilty on charges of collaborating with the owner and recruiters in selling about 1,000 fake diplomas for millions of dollars to students recruited from Texas.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
The company developed the vaccine, which is called intismeran, and is collaborating with Merck, the maker of pembrolizumab, which is marketed under the trade name Keytruda.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 1 June 2026
That is my baseline philosophy when designing a sequence and collaborating with the showrunners and Marvel producers.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborating
Adjective
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The findings revealed that seemingly minor factors, such as who takes the first turn and whether the interaction is cooperative or competitive, can significantly affect how people perceive the experience.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Each horse can be a little different and having people that are patient and cooperative is of the utmost importance.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In one incident, a cooperating witness testifying in a shooting was allegedly ambushed by gang members and made to choose between overdosing on fentanyl and being shot, an incident corroborated by witnesses including a nine-year-old girl.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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In addition to barring county employees from cooperating with ICE, the measure stops ICE and Border Patrol from housing immigrant detainees in Allegheny County Jail and bars officers from accessing Allegheny's databases and other equipment as part of their operations.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Forty-eight days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds after a virus transforms humanity into a blissful symbiotic horde, one of its survivors, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), treats a rooftop as a personal driving range — the golf balls shattering a neighboring building’s windows.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The French and American film industries have always been symbiotic, if also a little antagonistic.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Thune’s reservations over quickly uniting Republicans for yet another package ahead of the midterm elections come in the wake of the latest arduous undertaking.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
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Moonshot and Earthshot Prince William and Caroline Kennedy uniting for the Earthshot Prize represented the next generation of Kennedys and Windsors working together.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The company is in an inherently difficult strategic position due to Uber’s dominance — while Lyft is only in the US and Canada, Uber is diversified across most global markets and has expanded into other synergetic areas like food and alcohol delivery.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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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
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“Collaborating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborating. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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