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as in collaborates
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 unites
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 cooperates
Out on deck, the sun bar comes alive during sailaways when the weather cooperates.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The controversy began when Japanese authorities announced a new initiative last week under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which cooperates with global partners on issues including climate change and healthcare.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Attorney General Bondi has also threatened to prosecute city officials and withhold federal funds unless Boston cooperates with mass deportations, Wu said at Tuesday’s press conference.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
The world needs clean energy that works around the clock, not just when the weather cooperates.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Sanctuary policies, which limit the extent a local government cooperates with federal immigration authorities, have long been outlawed in Tennessee.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 June 2025
David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The controversy began when Japanese authorities announced a new initiative last week under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which cooperates with global partners on issues including climate change and healthcare.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Attorney General Bondi has also threatened to prosecute city officials and withhold federal funds unless Boston cooperates with mass deportations, Wu said at Tuesday’s press conference.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
The world needs clean energy that works around the clock, not just when the weather cooperates.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Sanctuary policies, which limit the extent a local government cooperates with federal immigration authorities, have long been outlawed in Tennessee.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperates
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Noting that Diners Club typically collaborates with a select group of card issuers in each market, Soderling says the approach allows the business to nurture those relationships.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kimber regularly updates his Instagram with cooking tutorials and also collaborates with Olive Magazine on recipes and videos.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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What unites these companies is a commitment to improving grid resiliency, though each takes a radically different approach to battery chemistry.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The goal is to create an inviting, safe space to share the heartfelt experience of diving into a taboo topic which unites all.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Cooperates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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