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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
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Google and Samsung are collaborating on a new pair of AI glasses launching later this year with similar functionality.
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Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The Chico Police Department is collaborating with the Butte County Sheriff's Office and the FBI in the investigation, which remains ongoing.
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Alex Stone,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Launch providers, advanced manufacturers, utilities and large electricity purchasers should be collaborating among themselves and government in scaling up this new technology.
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Brigitte Bren,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Despite collaborating extensively on singles and other projects, your own albums typically don’t feature many guest artists, and Everything RiaL is no different.
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Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2026
Institutions are often collaborating with other universities, cities, and organizations, a process that takes weeks or months.
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Lauren Chan,
STAT,
19 June 2026
Tech companies are developing tools and collaborating, yet voluntary efforts struggle against sophisticated malicious actors.
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Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Carleen Noreus pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts of wire fraud and money laundering, including collaborating with an associate in selling about 2,600 fake nursing degrees for $10,000 to $20,000 each between 2018 and 2023 at two now-shuttered schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Along with Davis and Miranda, who are collaborating on the score and the book, the team working on the musical is largely confirmed.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Google and Samsung are collaborating on a new pair of AI glasses launching later this year with similar functionality.
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Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The Chico Police Department is collaborating with the Butte County Sheriff's Office and the FBI in the investigation, which remains ongoing.
—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Launch providers, advanced manufacturers, utilities and large electricity purchasers should be collaborating among themselves and government in scaling up this new technology.
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Brigitte Bren,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Despite collaborating extensively on singles and other projects, your own albums typically don’t feature many guest artists, and Everything RiaL is no different.
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Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2026
Institutions are often collaborating with other universities, cities, and organizations, a process that takes weeks or months.
—
Lauren Chan,
STAT,
19 June 2026
Tech companies are developing tools and collaborating, yet voluntary efforts struggle against sophisticated malicious actors.
—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Carleen Noreus pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts of wire fraud and money laundering, including collaborating with an associate in selling about 2,600 fake nursing degrees for $10,000 to $20,000 each between 2018 and 2023 at two now-shuttered schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborating
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According to police video reviewed by the Tribune, Diaz-Torres was calm and cooperative with officers during the 20-minute roadside exchange.
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Kwanzaa’s principle of Ujamaa — cooperative economics — reflects a tradition of pooling resources, investing in community institutions, and understanding individual success as connected to collective well-being.
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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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The verdicts, handed down in March, came as the defendants stood accused in the July 4, 2025, plot targeting the Prairieland ICE detention center following weeks of testimony from investigators, law enforcement and cooperating witnesses.
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One story challenges the notion that contact with another species is likely to lead to conflict, instead tying the evolution of human morality to a symbiotic relationship with an alien race.
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Son assisted Kane 23 times, while the inverse happened just once more, proving just how symbiotic their relationship was across their eight years together at Tottenham.
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.
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Fashion for Relief was registered in 2015 with the aim of uniting the fashion industry to relieve poverty and help those affected by natural or other disasters around the world.
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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.
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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.
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“Collaborating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborating. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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