as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a culture in which the raising of children is regarded as a collaborative endeavor for a whole village
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Recent Examples of collaborative
Conversations become collaborative rather than adversarial.
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Almost Waking [Unheard of Hope] Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s new collaborative album began, as so many modern meetings of the minds do, with some unexpected internet chat.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Anna Verghese, another honoree, created the Audacious Project, a collaborative funding initiative housed within TED that accrued over $1 billion across 35 donors and 13 nonprofits––in two-and-a-half days.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
Meanwhile, Michael Traynor, Vice President at Moët Hennessy USA, detailed Hennessy’s multi-year creative partnership with Jackson Wang — one that grew from a standard endorsement into limited-edition bottles, dedicated content, and a collaborative song.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
And according to Stack Overflow's 2025 developer survey, GitHub is the most popular tool for collaborative work management or code documentation.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Asked about new models that could pose security risks, Vance said the administration is taking a collaborative approach with tech companies.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Apart from the large engines needed to power fighter jets and commercial planes, the company is also investing in small, affordable engines that can be produced at scale to power autonomous combat platforms, collaborative combat aircraft, and other advanced applications.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office referred questions about collaborative law enforcement activities during the World Cup to KCKPD.
—Sofi Zeman
updated May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Almost Waking [Unheard of Hope] Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s new collaborative album began, as so many modern meetings of the minds do, with some unexpected internet chat.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Anna Verghese, another honoree, created the Audacious Project, a collaborative funding initiative housed within TED that accrued over $1 billion across 35 donors and 13 nonprofits––in two-and-a-half days.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
Meanwhile, Michael Traynor, Vice President at Moët Hennessy USA, detailed Hennessy’s multi-year creative partnership with Jackson Wang — one that grew from a standard endorsement into limited-edition bottles, dedicated content, and a collaborative song.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
And according to Stack Overflow's 2025 developer survey, GitHub is the most popular tool for collaborative work management or code documentation.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Asked about new models that could pose security risks, Vance said the administration is taking a collaborative approach with tech companies.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Apart from the large engines needed to power fighter jets and commercial planes, the company is also investing in small, affordable engines that can be produced at scale to power autonomous combat platforms, collaborative combat aircraft, and other advanced applications.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office referred questions about collaborative law enforcement activities during the World Cup to KCKPD.
—Sofi Zeman
updated May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborative
Adjective
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Midfielder Onni Valakari framed the mistakes less as individual breakdowns than collective failures.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The image of Brazil’s No 7 running rings around opposition defences — often literally — will forever be embedded in the nation’s collective memory.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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In March, Iran is believed to have launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, 2,000 miles from Iran, in what appeared to be its first attempt to target the base.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The combined disgust, discomfort, ignorance, and fascination with our Indigeneity that unsettled my aunties and fascinated my cousins made more sense to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Signed at a combined cost of £320m, Isak, Ekitike and Wirtz played just 118 minutes of football together all season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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At its core, the novel emphasizes communal resilience and individual survivance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The concerts were canceled after the terrorist plot was uncovered, prompting Swifties to take to the streets to come together in an act of communal support.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Cuba's armed forces said on Facebook that the meeting took place with mutual agreement and that both sides agreed to maintain communication.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The move ended a mutual defense treaty between Washington and Taipei, much to the dismay at the time of the US Congress, which quickly passed the Taiwan Relations Act to assert its role in relations across the Taiwan Strait.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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In Fekak’s case, the driver stayed at the scene, was cooperative with police and showed no signs of impairment, police spokeswoman Alyssa Arcand said earlier this week.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is within a prestigious 1920s prewar cooperative apartment house designed in the 1920s by American architect Rosario Candela.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Safety becomes less of a chore and more of a shared expectation.—
John F. McQuillan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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And there are hundreds of pages in court filings debating noise, traffic, local zoning regulations and the legitimacy of a land easement from the 1930s that governs the use of their shared driveway.—
DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
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“Collaborative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborative. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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