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as in collaborated
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 united
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 cooperated
Boise police said in a press release that Ramos-Caballero remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Nanos said the Guthrie family has cooperated with investigators.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The board said Wasserman fully cooperated with the review.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The driver stopped and tried to help and cooperated with investigators.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2026
Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office said the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The driver of the Dodge pickup remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Many state governments have resisted efforts by the Department of Justice to obtain raw voting records, although some have cooperated.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Nanos said the Guthrie family has cooperated with investigators.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The board said Wasserman fully cooperated with the review.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The driver stopped and tried to help and cooperated with investigators.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2026
Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office said the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The driver of the Dodge pickup remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Many state governments have resisted efforts by the Department of Justice to obtain raw voting records, although some have cooperated.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperated
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The musician also collaborated with other artists, including Rubén Blades and Celia Cruz.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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The team collaborated with German startup Cerabyte, which specializes in long-term data storage technology, and chose to use a thin ceramic film as the medium.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
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The hour-long cinema experience brings together eight episodes from across the show’s three series, united around themes of play, friendship and family.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Across four continents, his visionary quests as an entrepreneur, explorer, chieftain, and adventurer were all united by his lack of success.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Early voting began with Paxton looking like the GOP’s front-runner, even though Cornyn’s campaign and allied super PACs had spent more than $54 million on television advertising since last year, according to the ad-tracing service AdImpact.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The group is separate from but closely allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban, who returned to power in 2021.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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For decades, it’s been considered a stark, darkly hilarious look at the way that the broadcast news industry could be merged with the Entertainment Industrial Complex, then eventually exploited by the powers that be.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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In 1971, Chicago-Kent hired Hablutzel to be a law professor, just two years after the law school had merged with the Illinois Institute of Technology.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cooperated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperated. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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