as in to cooperate
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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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 collaborate
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
This can bring your team peace of mind when collaborating with shippers, brokers and carriers on the platform.
—Bek Abdullayev, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
After her album drops, Saweetie plans to release more music and potentially collaborate with other artists.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The artist collaborated with organizers at the foundation to plan the sweeping showcase of his work.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Scientists there conduct climate and space studies while collaborating with researchers at Columbia.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
This can bring your team peace of mind when collaborating with shippers, brokers and carriers on the platform.
—Bek Abdullayev, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
After her album drops, Saweetie plans to release more music and potentially collaborate with other artists.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The artist collaborated with organizers at the foundation to plan the sweeping showcase of his work.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborate
Verb
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The nightclub owner also vowed to cooperate with an investigation spearheaded by a Dominican Republic committee, which reportedly includes local and international experts and investigators.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Products from Cambodia would face duties of more than 3,500% because its producers elected not to cooperate with the U.S. probe.—
Nichola Groom,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These exercises are vital in strengthening our collective defense posture and operational readiness.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many supported Trump because of their collective allergy toward anything remotely lefty—seeing Hugo Chávez or his successor Nicolás Maduro’s shadow on Kamala Harris.—
Alejandro Puyana,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The two sides have tried – and failed – multiple times to reach an agreement to unite the two separate Palestinian territories under one governance structure, with a 2017 agreement quickly folding in violence.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Abundance and The Measure of Progress may have separate focuses, but they are united by the notion that the government cannot address today’s problems with yesterday’s institutions and processes.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jefferson’s was founded in 1997, a joint project between Kentucky native Zoeller and his father Chet, a respected and well-known bourbon historian.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The battle for the 2027 tournament was even pretty close, with Brazil beating a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands by 119 votes to 78 at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok last year.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This belief, that storytelling is a communal act, inspired me.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The idea was developed based on communal or cooperative communities in Israel and was implemented to help Black sharecroppers in Southwest Georgia who were being forced off their land by white farmers because of their participation in the Civil Rights Movement.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tariffs were paused on April 8 for 90 days, except for China where mutual tariffs shot up to above 100 percent.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The pair were introduced by mutual friends Jensen and Danneel Ackles, that same year and sparks immediately flew.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The proposal calls for OAR to be eliminated as an office, as well as funding for climate, weather and ocean laboratories, cooperative institutes and other programs.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Players can buy businesses, rob banks, toy around in supercars, or join others in cooperative heists.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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The parents to son Prince Archie, 5, and 3-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet have started careers in entertainment through their shared brand Archewell.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Richmond is just one of many names that recur across Fey projects, a consistent roster that both guarantees a shared DNA and cultivates experienced talent over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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“Collaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborate. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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