COOPERATES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

cooperates

verb

present tense third-person singular of cooperate

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 There were 223 seats at the Lee’s Summit restaurant, not all of them in use, like the 24 in the open-air patio or at the two bars — one that expands into a third outdoor patio for when the weather cooperates. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 If the weather cooperates, the possibilities are endless — hiking, surfing, sunbathing, strolling, gazing at the stars in the sky. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026 So if the market cooperates more often than not, why do half of American savers expect to fall short of their retirement goals? — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Rethink old assumptions and embrace new possibilities when Uranus cooperates with Pluto. — Usa Today, USA Today, 18 July 2026 Every backyard astronomer should be able to see it without any special equipment (if the weather cooperates). — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 As a matter of practice, the district cooperates fully with any review conducted by the Office for Civil Rights. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Your 3rd House of Communication lights up as sensual Venus cooperates with The Great Awakener Uranus in your 1st House of Identity, giving your words charisma and courage. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 Pray that the weather cooperates! — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026

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The initiative collaborates with the Shark Lab to share sightings with the public and lifeguards in the SharkEye project.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 July 2026
The team collaborates closely with global commercial bankers, Merrill, the private bank and the local market organization.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of collaborates

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The debut installment unites Oscar winner Mahershala Ali with NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown, followed by a second episode pairing Off Campus sensation Belmont Cameli with NHL phenom Macklin Celebrini.

— THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
This protest was unique in the sense that education unites everyone.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unites

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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
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