confederating

verb

present participle of confederate
as in cooperating
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers

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  1. cooperating
  2. uniting
  3. collaborating
Verb
  • Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee.
    — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • In a statement, K2 Airways said search and rescue operations are still being conducted by Pakistani authorities and the company was fully cooperating with the aviation authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of cooperating
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  • The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of uniting
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  • Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • News also broke in May that the FBI was investigating another NIAID virologist, Vincent Munster, who had been called out for collaborating with Baric and the scientists in Wuhan.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of collaborating
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