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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
Fraser and Guthrie ended their personal relationship, but decided for the time being to continue collaborating, and the band left 4AD to sign to Fontana Records. Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 May 2026 Hendricks imparts the importance of theater skills — like collaborating, listening, interpreting, storytelling, checking your ego, taking criticism — even if his pupils go on to careers outside the arts. CBS News, 12 May 2026 In his new role as CG Supervisor, Khanna will oversee creative and technical teams on high-profile projects, collaborating with international partners and clients. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2026 The film features original songs and score by composers/lyricists Sharon Kenny and Kirsten Guenther, who are also collaborating on an upcoming stage musical produced by Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door/The Carlson Company. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 May 2026 Hendricks imparts the importance of theater skills — like collaborating, listening, interpreting, storytelling, checking your ego, taking criticism — even if his pupils go on to careers outside the arts. ABC News, 11 May 2026 Molo also asked about an email Nadella had sent in 2022 to Microsoft executives regarding terms that would be favorable when collaborating with OpenAI. Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 May 2026 Ahead of the season 2 finale, original series and revival star David Henrie spoke to PEOPLE about collaborating with Gomez on the sequel. Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 Earlier today, a Bahraini court also handed down life sentences to five defendants accused of collaborating with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including three citizens and two Afghan nationals. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborating
Adjective
  • One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
  • Vahl’s team is one of several cooperative teams set to be disbanded next fall due to an Illinois High School Association policy that disqualifies large cooperative teams from competing at the state level, according to Orland High School District 230 officials.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Authorities have accused the men of killing Vega to prevent her from cooperating with authorities.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Independence police said the driver of the Tacoma remained at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • While Atletico’s strike partnership is symbiotic, intricate and cerebral, Arsenal have an explosive focal point in Viktor Gyokeres — a different model of striker entirely.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • Trump’s symbiotic relationship with members of the media, and his desire for their input on actual policy, has been well documented.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The result was a single, self-consistent model uniting elements physically and statistically.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
  • Frank never had a chance of uniting the crowd following lethargic home defeats to Chelsea, Fulham and Arsenal.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 14 May. 2026.

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