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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederating
  1. cooperating
  2. uniting
  3. collaborating
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  • Urging lawmakers to overhaul the justice system, Oviedo warned officials against cooperating with criminal groups.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The government’s cooperating witnesses testified about meetings in South Florida and text messages.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooperating
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  • Further uniting both sneakers are mismatched outsoles featuring both logos.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Opposition to data centers is one of the rare issues uniting Americans across the political divide.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of uniting
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  • Flea, and artist Charles Gaines who is collaborating with Black Nile and Devin Daniels.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The two companies are also collaborating on a clinical trial to evaluate the use of two drugs – sonesitatug vedotin and ivonescimab – in combination to treat certain gastrointestinal cancers.
    — Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborating
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“Confederating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederating. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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