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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer
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as in to unite
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs
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Recent Examples of cooperate
The driver of the Nissan, who remained on the scene, is cooperating with police and hasn’t been charged with a crime at this time.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Police said the Nissan driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
As part of their pleas, several spoke throughout the trial as cooperating witnesses for the government.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Even when the puck didn’t cooperate with him, Kastelic dove to get it back, to no avail.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Police said the Nissan driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
As part of their pleas, several spoke throughout the trial as cooperating witnesses for the government.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Even when the puck didn’t cooperate with him, Kastelic dove to get it back, to no avail.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
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The government took a genuine invitation to collaborate as a perfidious power grab.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The companies will collaborate to enhance the Air Force’s multi-cloud architecture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Charlotte Checkers hosted its first Book Club Night in partnership with Trope Bookshop, uniting 450 hockey fans and sports romance lovers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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The ground that unites the powerless against the powerful is always about to collapse.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Google’s parent Alphabet has revealed that GFiber is being merged with the internet service provider Astound Broadband, which already serves over a million customers in states including California, Illinois and Washington state.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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Sat in the audience were Stephen Lambert, The Traitors‘ producer, and his boss Jane Turton, who runs All3Media, which was merged last week with Banijay.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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