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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
When the weather cooperates, the courtyard becomes one of downtown's most appealing outdoor drinking spots.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Create a space that meets your emotional needs as the sun cooperates with Neptune.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 May 2026
If his health cooperates, there’s a good chance this pick will look a lot better by the end of 2026.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 21 May 2026
When the weather cooperates, step outside into the walled garden just beyond the bar's doors.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Currently, our city has been engaging in contracts with private surveillance companies like Flock, which cooperates directly with ICE.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The Fulu Foundation, a non-profit advocating consumer rights, is offering a $24,000 bounty to any hacker who can find a simple way to cut Ring video doorbells’ persistent connection to Amazon, and therefore any law enforcement agency Amazon cooperates with.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Especially McCoy in the fourth if his knee cooperates.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
When the weather cooperates, much of daily life shifts outside.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Create a space that meets your emotional needs as the sun cooperates with Neptune.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 May 2026
If his health cooperates, there’s a good chance this pick will look a lot better by the end of 2026.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 21 May 2026
When the weather cooperates, step outside into the walled garden just beyond the bar's doors.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Currently, our city has been engaging in contracts with private surveillance companies like Flock, which cooperates directly with ICE.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The Fulu Foundation, a non-profit advocating consumer rights, is offering a $24,000 bounty to any hacker who can find a simple way to cut Ring video doorbells’ persistent connection to Amazon, and therefore any law enforcement agency Amazon cooperates with.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Especially McCoy in the fourth if his knee cooperates.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
When the weather cooperates, much of daily life shifts outside.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperates
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Sridharan, for example, usually collaborates with AI to work through issues, but her experience using it in technical tests usually entails using it as a replacement for hands-on coding.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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For this experience, the winery’s culinary team collaborates closely with winemakers, creating dishes inspired directly by individual wines.—
Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In a sport where top recruits can choose between schools in Alaska, Arizona, New England and places in between, very little unites the college hockey world.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Honoring past struggles The timing of the show unites several historic milestones.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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It will be won by organizations that consolidate and orchestrate with a vendor-neutral control plane that federates data, reasons across domains, governs agents as first-class citizens and connects to whatever the ecosystem looks like next quarter.—
Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Cooperates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperates. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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